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as·pi·ra·tion

(ăs′pə-rā′shən)

1. Expulsion of breath in speech.

2. Linguistics

a. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.

b. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.

a. The act of breathing in; inhalation.

b. The act of drawing something, as liquid or a foreign object, into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.

4. Medicine The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.

a. A strong desire for high achievement.

b. An object of such desire; an ambition.

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aspiration

(ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən)

1. strong desire to achieve something, such as success

2. the aim of such desire

3. (Physiology)

a. the act of breathing

b. a breath

4. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics

a. the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath

b. the friction of the released breath

c. an aspirated consonant

5. (Medicine) removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction

6. (Medicine) med

a. the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body

b. the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction

ˌaspiˈrational adj

aspiratory adj

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as•pi•ra•tion

(ˌæs pəˈreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a strong desire, longing, or hope; ambition.

2. a goal or objective desired: The presidency had been his aspiration since college.

3. an act of aspirating, esp. inhalation.

a. the articulation of a speech sound accompanied by an audible puff of breath.

b. the use of an aspirate in pronunciation.

a. 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.

b. the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin]

as`pi•ra′tion•al, adj.

aspiration

The use of suction to remove fluid from a body cavity, for example using a tube or syringe.

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Noun	1.	aspiration - a will to succeed ambitiousness, ambition - a strong drive for success
	2.	aspiration - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" ambition, dream desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state American Dream - the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulation - ambition to equal or excel nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
	3.	aspiration - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	4.	aspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing breathing in, inhalation, intake, inspiration breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" gasp, pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" drag, pull, puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

aspiration

noun aim, longing, end, plan, hope, goal, design, dream, wish, desire, object, intention, objective, ambition, craving, endeavour, yearning, eagerness, Holy Grail (informal), hankering the needs and aspirations of our pupils

Quotations
"An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate, a fortune which we can never exhaust and which gives us year by a year a revenue of pleasurable activity" [Robert Louis Stevenson El Dorado]

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aspiration

noun

1. A strong desire to achieve something:

ambition, ambitiousness, emulation.

2. A fervent hope, wish, or goal:

dream, ideal.

Translations

طُموح، مَطامِح

aspirace

aspirationstræben

Aspiration Bestrebung

aspiración

aspiration souhait

metnaîarlöngun, metnaîur

aspirazione

吸引

det å strebe etter forhåpning

стремление

ašpirácia

arzu tutku

抱负

aspiration

[ˌæspəˈreɪʃən] N (also Ling) → aspiración f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aspiration

[ˌæspɪˈreɪʃ^ən] n → aspiration f

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aspiration

→ (hohes) Ziel, Aspiration f (geh); his aspiration towards (Brit) or toward (US) Lady Sarah’s hand (liter) → seine Hoffnung auf Lady Sarahs Hand

(Phon) → Aspiration f, → Behauchung f

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aspiration

[ˌæspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → aspirazione f

aspire

(əˈspaiə) verb

(usually with to) to try very hard to reach (something difficult, ambitious etc). He aspired to the position of president.

ˌaspiˈration (ӕspi-) noun

(often in plural) an ambition. aspirations to become a writer.

as·pi·ra·tion

n. aspiración, inhalación, succión, extracción de un líquido sin dejar entrar el aire;

___ biopsy → biopsia con aguja.

aspiration

n aspiración f; needle — aspiración con aguja

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He stands as the extreme but significant exponent of violent Romantic individualism in a period when Romantic aspiration was largely disappointed and disillusioned, but was indignantly gathering its strength for new efforts.

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For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys.

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He had great moments, beautiful and noble thoughts, generous aspirations, and a heart wide and warm enough for the whole race, but he had no bounds, no shape; he was as liberal as the casing air, but he was often as vague and intangible.