reach for the stars
reach for the stars · reaches for the stars · reached for the stars · reaching for the stars
To have high hopes; to be ambitiousTo have high hopes; to be ambitious.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To have high hopes; to be ambitious.
nach den Sternen greifen, nach den Sternen langen
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
to have high hopes:
Forms
reaches for the stars, reaching for the stars, reached for the stars, reached for the stars| Base form | reach for the stars · to reach for the stars |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reaches for the stars |
| Present participle | reaching for the stars |
| Past simple | reached for the stars |
| Past participle | reached for the stars |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.