aspirer n : an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: aspirant, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee]

French

Etymology

From aspirare.

Pronunciation

• /as.pi.ʁe/|lang=fr

Verb

1. In the context of "intransitive|followed by à": To aspire (to wait, to long)
2. To aspirate (to produce breath after pronouncing)

Derived terms

• aspirateur

Conjugation

fr-conj-er aspir

See also

• muet