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Stage 1 of 2
aspirare
Latin · ancient
"to breathe toward, to strive for"
to breathe toward, to strive for, from ad- (toward) and spirare (to breathe)
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Stage 2 of 2
aspire
English · 1400s
"to have a strong desire to achieve something"
settled as the English word for having a strong desire to achieve something
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