aspiration

Definition

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

Etymology

From aspire + -ation.

Example Sentences

• "Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor."
• "Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game."
• "TfL retains aspirations to further increase frequency on the ELL [East London Line] to 24tph, which would require a switch from conventional signalling to a digital railway solution involving automatic train operation on the core section."