<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a strong desire, longing, or aim</li><li>ambition</li><li>intellectual aspirations</li><li>a goal or objective that is strongly desired</li><li>a particular instance of this feeling</li><li>grounds for this feeling in a particular instance</li><li>a person or thing in which expectations are centered</li><li>something that is hoped for</li><li>a wild or vain fancy</li><li>something of unreal beauty, charm, or excellence</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>craving</li><li>yearning</li><li>aim</li><li>goal</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence</li><li>to believe, desire, or trust</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to feel that something desired may happen</li><li>to place trust; rely</li></ul><p><strong>Archaic</strong></p><ul><li>to place trust; rely (usually followed by in)</li></ul>