To aspire is to strongly hope or aim to achieve something, especially something important in the future.
It comes from Latin *aspirare*, meaning 'to breathe toward' or 'to strive for', from *ad-* 'to' and *spirare* 'to breathe'. The idea shifted from literally breathing toward something to symbolically reaching toward a goal.
The link between *aspire* and *breath* suggests that big dreams should feel like something you live and breathe, not just a wish. When you say you aspire to something, you’re saying it’s part of the air you want to live in.
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