transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈspī(-ə)r ]
intransitive verb
( as·pired ; as·pir·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer, from Latin aspirare, literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe
Date: 14th century
1. : to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
aspired to a career in medicine
2. : ascend , soar
• as·pir·er noun