Aspire to
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower.
verb (intransitive)
usually foll by to or after. to yearn (for) or have a powerful or ambitious plan, desire, or hope (to do or be something): to aspire to be a great leader
to rise to a great height
v.
“to strive for,” c.1400, from old french aspirer “aspire to; inspire; breathe, breathe on” (12c.), from latin aspirare “to breathe upon, to breathe,” also, in transferred senses, “to be favorable to, -ssist; to climb up to, to endeavor to obtain, to reach to, to seek to reach; infuse,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + spirare “to breathe” (see spirit (n.)). the notion is of “panting with desire,” or perhaps of rising smoke. related: aspired; aspiring.
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