What does 志す (kokorozasu | こころざす) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	志す
	is pronounced
	kokorozasu \| こころざす
	means
	to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)

	Examples:
	私は法律家を志している。 watashi wa hōritsu ka o kokorozashi te iru. I intend to become a lawyer.
	彼女は女優になることを志した。 kanojo wa joyū ni naru koto o kokorozashi ta. She aimed to become an actress. \| She intended to become an actress. \| She aspired to become an actress.
	彼はやろうと志すものは、何でもやり遂げる。 kare wa yaro u to kokorozasu mono wa, nani demo yaritogeru. He accomplishes whatever he sets out to do.
	彼が医者を志すのはありそうなことだと思った。 kare ga isha o kokorozasu no wa ari sō na koto da to omotta. We thought it was in the cards for him to aim to become a doctor.
	このコーヒー店には芸術家を志すものが足しげく通う。 kono kōhī ten ni wa geijutsu ka o kokorozasu mono ga ashi shigeku kayō. The coffee shop is haunted by aspiring artists.
	生命の尊さを考えた事のない人は医学を志すべきではない。 seimei no tōto sa o kangae ta koto no nai hito wa igaku o kokorozasu beki de wa nai. Those who have never thought about the value of life should not study medicine.
	ロジバンでは開発当初より一貫して文化的中立を保つ事が志されています。 ro jiban de wa kaihatsu tōsho yori ikkan shi te bunka teki chūritsu o tamotsu koto ga kokorozasa re te i masu. In the development of Lojban, efforts were consistently made since the initial phase to keep the language culturally neutral.
	この点に関しては、私が英語学習を志した２０数年前とは隔世の感があります。 kono ten nikanshite wa, watashi ga eigo gakushū o kokorozashi ta ni zero sū nen mae to wa kakusei no kan ga ari masu. On this point it is poles apart from when I set myself on learning English 20 years ago.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org