aspire

«aspire» in Mova's school dictionary: to want very much to reach something great, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (aspire, aspires, aspired, aspiring)

meaning for a pupil

To aspire is to want very much to reach something great, such as a high place, a grand job or a better life. 2) (formal) To aspire to something is to hope to reach it one day. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a humble person who aspires to marry a prince or rise above their station; a hero who aspires to a great deed

examples

• Many girls aspire to be queens in the tales. tree →
• The poor boy aspires to a finer life. tree →
• She aspires to be a doctor one day. tree →
• The little duckling aspired to swim with the swans. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aspire» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.