aspire to

aspire to

To hope or strive to be or do something. I aspire to be a successful businesswoman like my sister one day. My parents were so patient with us. As a dad, that's what I aspire to.

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aspire to something

to seek or aim for something better. She aspires to a job more challenging than her current position. I aspire to far greater things.

See also: aspire, to

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.