Usually means: Aim high, pursue ambitious goals.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word reach for the stars:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. reach for the stars: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. reach for the stars: Merriam-Webster
  3. reach for the stars: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. reach for the stars: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. reach for the stars: Wiktionary
  6. Reach For The Stars (Indian TV series), Reach for the Stars (computer game), Reach for the Stars (game show), Reach for the Stars (video game), Reach for the Stars (will.i.am song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Reach for the Stars, Reach for the stars: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (reach for the stars)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To have high hopes; to be ambitious.

Similar:
shoot for the stars, reach for, reach for the moon, aspire, ambitionize, hitch one's wagon to a star, think big, hope, long, wish, more...

Opposite:
be content, be satisfied, be happy

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Similar:
shoot for the stars, reach for, reach for the moon, aspire, ambitionize, hitch one's wagon to a star, think big, hope, long, wish, more...

Opposite:
be content, be satisfied, be happy



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