"aim high" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: aims high [present, singular, third-person], aiming high [participle, present], aimed high [participle, past], aimed high [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} aim high (third-person singular simple present aims high, present participle aiming high, simple past and past participle aimed high)
  1. (figuratively) To set very ambitious goals for oneself. Tags: figuratively Related terms: reach for the stars, shoot for the moon Translations (set ambitious goals): olla suuret odotukset (Finnish), tähdätä korkealle (Finnish), viser haut (French), mierzyć wysoko [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aim_high-en-verb-5MUGwyBV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "set ambitious goals",
      "word": "olla suuret odotukset"
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