— aspirer , n. — aspiringly , adv.
/euh spuyeur"/ , v.i. , aspired, aspiring .
1. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value (usually fol. by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
2. Archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower.
[ 1425-75; late ME ( aspirer ) aspirare to breathe upon, pant after, equiv. to a- A- 5 + spirare to breathe, blow ]
Syn. 1. yearn.