Intention; intent; aim.
To make attempt.
To aim; purpose; intend; attempt; try.
To take aim.
To expect; reckon; count on.
To direct one's course.
To aspire; be ambitious.
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
A false or hypocritical profession
An unsupported claim made or implied.