aspire

verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about aspire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

   to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens

2. To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
3. To move upward; to be very tall.