Aspiration

Quick meaning: Aspiration is a noun meaning The action of aspirating.

Meaning

The action of aspirating.

More Meanings

1. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
2. (medicine) The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
3. (French, linguistics) The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
4. (Gaelic, linguistics) The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.
5. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

Example Sentences

Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.

Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.

In Cambodian, aspiration is phonemic, so /p/ and /pʰ/ are different phonemes.

TfL retains aspirations to further increase frequency on the ELL [East London Line] to 24tph, which would require a switch from conventional signalling to a digital railway solution involving automatic train operation on the core section.

Word Forms

• aspirations

Synonyms for aspiration

Depending on context, synonyms include ambition, dream.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ambition, dream, desire, yearn, drive, longing.

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