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Aspired vs Aspiring - What's the difference?

aspired | aspiring |

As verbs the difference between aspired and aspiring

is that aspired is (aspire) while aspiring is .

As an adjective aspiring is

hoping to become.

As a noun aspiring is

aspiration.

aspired

English

Verb

(head)
  • (aspire)

    • Anagrams

    * despair * diapers * praised

    aspire

    English

    Verb

  • To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle ).
    • He aspires to become a successful doctor.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.
  • (obsolete) To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
  • * Shakespeare
    • That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
  • To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
  • * Waller
    • My own breath still foments the fire, / Which flames as high as fancy can aspire .

    Related terms

    * aspiration * aspirant * aspiring

    Anagrams

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    aspiring

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • hoping to become
    • Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.

    Synonyms

    * ambitious * wannabe * would-be

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • aspiration

    • Anagrams

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