aspire tosomething
phrasal verbwithaspireverbuk/əˈspaɪər/us/əˈspaɪr/
C2
to have astrongwishorhopeto do or have something:
Fewpeoplewho aspire tofameeverachieveit.
[+ to infinitive]As achild, he aspired to be agreatwriter.
- She has thekindoflifestylemost of us aspire to.
- Themajorityofpeopledon't aspire togreatness- they justwantto benormal.
- From ayoungage, he aspired to be anOlympicmedalwinner.
- Hequicklyreachedstandardsofmusicianshipthat therestof us can only aspire to.
- She's just ayoungsoapoperaactressbut she aspires togreatHollywoodroles.
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- burn
- fancy
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- hungrily
- pine
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
- tempt