aspires
Dictionary entries
- Entry →aspiro, aspirare, aspiravi, aspiratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
breathe/blow (upon); aspirate; instill, infuse; be fragrant; influence; aspire;
sg. pres. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...scalas in moenia poscit. Vos, o Calliope, precor, aspirate canenti quas ibi tum ferro strages, quae funera Turnus..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...alta quierunt aequora, tendit iter velis portumque relinquit. aspirant aurae in noctem nec candida cursus luna negat, splendet..."