The Meaning of aspire

• (v. t.) To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
• (v. t.) To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
• (v. t.) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
• (n.) Aspiration.

Synonyms

draw a bead on , aim , shoot for

Rhymes

admire , afire , alkire , backfire , beijer , berkshire , biedermeier , crossfire , devonshire , dire , dwire , eir , esquire , expire , fire , frymire , gire , glenayre , guire , gunfire , gyr , haywire , hellfire , hire , hyre , inquire , inspire , ire , izaguirre , lancashire , lyre , maguire , martyre , mcguire , mcintire , mcquire , mire , myre , perspire , quire , reacquire , require , retire , safire , schreyer , scire , shire , shropshire , skier , smyre , spire , squire , tyre , untermeyer , whitmire , wiltshire , wire , wyre