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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Norris	['nɔris]
Dannie	DAN-ee	English
Rowell	['rauəl]
Sergei	syer-GYAY (Russian), seer-GYAY (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Raimondo	rie-MON-do	Italian
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat