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Aspire Pronunciation
Aspire is pronounced uh-SPYR, IPA /əˈspaɪr/.
uh-SPYR
US /əˈspaɪr/ · UK /əˈspaɪə/
Syllables: uh · SPYR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To have an ambition to achieve something.
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Aspire in a Sentence
- Few of them aspire to management.
- She aspires to a seat on the board.
- We aspire to finish the roof before winter.
Common Mispronunciations of Aspire
Not uh-SPEER
The i is the long y of spire and fire, so the ending has nothing of the ee of beer in it.
Not A-spyr
The second half takes the volume, which is why aspire and inspire rhyme exactly.
Tip: Aspiration moves the beat to the third syllable and shortens the vowel: a-spuh-RAY-shuhn.
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