To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle).
The word 'aspire' is correct and usable in written English. You can use the word 'aspire' when you are referring to a desire or ambition to achieve something, such as a goal or a high position. Example sentence: She aspired to become a lawyer and worked hard to achieve her goal.
Kennedyesque is still the style, the demeanour, candidates for high office aspire to: slim, energetic, accompanied by a supremely elegant spouse.
Much like Umunna, he has made an argument that Labour is not appealing enough to the centre ground, saying the party needs to appeal to "John Lewis couples" and those who aspire to shop in Waitrose.
But could Valencia aspire to more, Moyes was asked.
That is the model to which Jones and his colleagues aspire.
As a modern, progressive country, and they aspire to it – especially London.
For Melancholy in his eyes is the badge of genius - to aspire to know and create is to slump into despair.
Headteachers should aspire to set the climate in their schools to realise this virtuous combination, ensuring that the school's systems, organisation and processes are well considered and fit for purpose, as well as transparent and fair.
"We come from a conservative culture that, for the most part, does not look at being an artist as something to aspire towards," says Mirza who has produced several documentaries and performs regularly onstage.
He argued that those who were most likely to aspire to become homeowners were graduates – but they would be hit by larger amounts of debt that would make saving up for a deposit harder.
The co-author of the report, Peter Mackie of Cardiff University, said: "The fact is that all young people – whether they aspire to be homeowners or to live in social rented accommodation – are going to face considerable challenges".
Likewise, it seems normal that women should cook, clean, love and take care of the children, aspire to motherhood above all else.
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