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aspire to

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aspire to
verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for
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There once lived, in a sequestered part of the county of Devonshire, one Mr Godfrey Nickleby: a worthy gentleman, who, taking it into his head rather late in life that he must get married, and not being young enough or rich enough to aspire to the hand of a lady of fortune, had wedded an old flame out of mere attachment, who in her turn had taken him for the same reason.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
This is about as much as the college-bred generally do or aspire to do, and they take an English paper for the purpose.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, Henry David View in context
So Tip's guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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