1) Aimed 2) Aimed ambitiously 3) Had ambitions 4) Had an ambition 5) Had high hopes 6) Had hopes 7) Hoped 8) Hoped for 9) Hoped to be wildly praised 10) Reached for 11) Sought status 12) Strove 13) Tried for lofty goals 14) Was ambitious 15) Yearned 1) Aimed 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Aspire