aspiration
a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition: intellectual aspirations.
a goal or objective that is strongly desired: The presidency has been his aspiration since boyhood.
the act of aspirating or breathing in.
Phonetics.
articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h-sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the release of initial stops, as in the k-sound of key.
the use of such a speech sound, or aspirate, in pronunciation.
Medicine/Medical.
the act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from a cavity of the body, by a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe.
the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.
Origin of aspiration
1Other words for aspiration
Other words from aspiration
- as·pi·ra·tion·al, adjective
- su·per·as·pi·ra·tion, noun
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How to use aspiration in a sentence
A soldier in the service of ideals and aspirations that formed his core.
More than a few were willing to be open about their sexual, if not romantic, aspirations.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat phenomenon is not limited to peaceniks with spiritual aspirations.
In her Silver Jubilee speech she said that while she understood independence aspirations, she wanted to see the UK remain united.
How the Queen ‘Purred’ With Pleasure at Scottish Referendum Result | Tom Sykes | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, Ehrlich, who now works at the Washington law firm King & Spalding, harbors aspirations of having “a voice in the party.”
I want it to be great, free, and happy, and to shape its own destinies according to its desires and aspirations.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanShe did not yet know how necessary climbing might be, in her new country life, but her aspirations did not tend that way.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondWas it right to fill this woman with romantic aspirations that could never be gratified?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThat my aspirations were satisfied I do not pretend, for ambition forbade any settled feeling of rest or content.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowShe went home despising in her heart both lords and menials, and dreaming, with new aspirations, of her Roman republic.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for aspiration
/ (ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən) /
strong desire to achieve something, such as success
the aim of such desire
the act of breathing
a breath
phonetics
the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath
the friction of the released breath
an aspirated consonant
removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction
med
the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body
the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction
Derived forms of aspiration
- aspirational, adjective
- aspiratory (əˈspaɪrətərɪ, -trɪ, ˈæspɪrətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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