Admire vs. Aspire — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Admire and Aspire
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Admire
To regard with pleasure, wonder, and approval
Admired the sculptures at the art museum.
Aspire
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly
Aspired to be a poet.
Admire
To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect
I admired her ability as a violinist.
Aspire
To strive toward an end or condition
Aspiring to great knowledge.
Admire
Chiefly New England & Upper Southern US To enjoy (something)
"I just admire to get letters, but I don't admire to answer them" (Dialect Notes).
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Aspire
(Archaic) To rise high; move upwards.
Admire
(Archaic) To marvel or wonder at.
Aspire
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
To aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
He aspires to become a successful doctor.
We aspire that the world will be a better place.
Admire
To marvel at something. Often used with at.
Aspire
To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
Admire
To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
Aspire
To move upward; to be very tall.
Admire
(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
Aspire
To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; - followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.
Admire
(transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
Aspire
To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
My own breath still foments the fire,Which flames as high as fancy can aspire.
Admire
(transitive) To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem.
To admire a person of high moral worth
He had always admired the work ethos and family values of his friend.
To admire a landscape
Aspire
To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.
Admire
To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
Aspire
Aspiration.
Admire
To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed.
Aspire
Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Admire
To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; - sometimes with at.
To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.
Admire
Feel admiration for
Admire
Look at with admiration
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