aspire

verb3

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

   • to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
   • He aspires to become a successful doctor.
2. •
   (no longer used) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).

   • Thus shall my heart be stil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our soules aspire celestiall thrones. — 1587
3. •
   (literary, no longer used) To move upward; to be very tall.

   • In midst of which a sumptuous Temple stands, / That threats the starres with her aspiring toppe. — 1589