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Aspiration

Verb

aspire (third-person singular simple present aspires, present participle aspiring, simple past and past participle aspired)

  1. (intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: crave, pursue, strive, yearn, dream

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.

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something). synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: ascend, mount
  2. (intransitive, archaic, literary) To move upward; to be very tall. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: ascend, rise, soar, tower