aspire

intr.v., -pired, -pir·ing, -pires.

1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.
2. To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.
3. To soar.

[Middle English aspiren, from aspirer, from Latin aspīrāre, to desire. See aspirate.]

aspirer as·pir'er n.
aspiringly as·pir'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To have a fervent hope or aspiration: dream. Idioms: reach for the stars, set one's heart on. See seek/avoid.
2. To strive toward a goal: aim, seek. Idioms: set one's sights on. See seek/avoid, start/end.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  Synonyms: aim, shoot for

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hige, stræbe

idioms:

• aspire after    hige efter, stræbe efter
• aspire to    hige efter, stræbe efter

Nederlands (Dutch)
aspireren, verrijzen

Français (French)
v. intr. - aspirer à, viser à

idioms:

• aspire after    aspirer à, viser à
• aspire to    aspirer à, ambitionner (d'avoir)

Deutsch (German)
v. - streben, emporsteigen, erstreben

idioms:

• aspire after    streben nach
• aspire to    streben nach

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φιλοδοξώ, έχω βλέψεις

idioms:

• aspire after    έχω βλέψεις σε
• aspire to    φιλοδοξώ, έχω βλέψεις

Italiano (Italian)
aspirare

idioms:

• aspire to    ambire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aspirar, ansiar, almejar

idioms:

• aspire to    aspirar a

Русский (Russian)
стремиться

idioms:

• aspire to    стремиться к чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - aspirar, anhelar

idioms:

• aspire after    subir, elevarse
• aspire to    aspirar a, anhelar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - längta, sträva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热望, 向往, 怀有大志

idioms:

• aspire after    渴望, 追求
• aspire to    有志于..., 渴望..., 追求...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 熱望, 嚮往, 懷有大志

idioms:

• aspire after    渴望, 追求
• aspire to    有志於..., 渴望..., 追求...

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 열망하다, 높이 치솟다

idioms:

• aspire after    갈망하다
• aspire to    갈망하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 熱望する

idioms:

• aspire to    切望する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطمح الى, يرتفح, يحلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שאף, חתר‬

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