I aspired to become a vs I aspired become

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I aspired to become a" is more commonly used and considered more formal, while "I aspired become" is a more concise and informal way of expressing the same idea.

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I aspired to become a

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you want to express a desire or ambition to achieve a certain goal or position in the future. The structure 'aspired to become' is the correct way to convey this idea.

Examples:

I aspired to become a doctor when I was a child.
She always aspired to become a successful businesswoman.
He aspired to become a professional athlete.

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I did not become earl because I aspired to be one.
At one point, I aspired to be him.
I aspired to something better and you crushed my dreams.
I mean, you were the one I aspired to all my life and could never be.
I aspired to that kind of normalcy back then.
Before I went back to work after my year at home, I sat down and I wrote out a detailed, step-by-step description of the ideal balanced day that I aspired to.
Been selected to become a librarian.
This factory starts to become a police state.
But my dream's to become a choreographer.
Charlie's father advised him to become a teacher.
I would like to underline that the situation in Zimbabwe has now become a very real emergency, and is likely to become a protracted one.
This ought to become a standard part of staff training.
As a result BankCo seems to become a highly competitive bank.
I hope to become a member of foreign affairs and defence and security committees.
The Union must actively engage to become a genuine peace player .
Mr Diamandouros stressed that the Lisbon Treaty provisions will push the Council to become a more transparent institution.
Turns out, Liberty was trying to become a pro wrestler.
Ryutaro sees past his mistakes... to become a true samurai.
She chose to become a demon - twice.
We started to become a family...

Alternatives:

I dreamed of becoming a
I hoped to become a
I wanted to become a
I aimed to become a

I aspired become

This phrase is correct but less common in formal writing. It is more informal and concise.

This phrase is used in a more informal context when you want to express a desire or ambition to achieve a certain goal or position in the future. The structure 'aspired become' is a more direct and less formal way of conveying this idea.

Examples:

I aspired become a teacher since I was young.
She always aspired become a singer.
He aspired become a successful entrepreneur.

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I did not become earl because I aspired to be one.
My whole life, I aspired solely to becoming a millionaire.
At one point, I aspired to be him.
I aspired to something better and you crushed my dreams.
I mean, you were the one I aspired to all my life and could never be.
I aspired to that kind of normalcy back then.
Before I went back to work after my year at home, I sat down and I wrote out a detailed, step-by-step description of the ideal balanced day that I aspired to.
Admittedly, this compromise is less ambitious than the one to which I aspired in taking a stand, at first reading, in favour of the compulsory substitution of 'extremely worrying' chemical substances where safer alternatives exist.
In those words... he had been confronted by the embodiment of everything... he had ever aspired to be... "... and the reality of what he would never become."

Alternatives:

I wanted to become
I aimed to become
I dreamed of becoming
I hoped to become

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I aspired to become a vs I aspired become