aspiration

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #29696

Meanings

1

noun
A strong hope or ambition to achieve something.

She had aspirations to become a doctor.
2

noun
The act of breathing in air.

Aspiration of food into the lungs can be dangerous.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a strong hope or ambition... ambition dream goal

2 noun · the act of breathing in air. inhalation

Word family

Forms aspirations

Derived forms aspirationalpre-aspirationpreaspiration

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Phrases (1)

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vacuum aspiration
a method of ending a pregnancy by removing uterine contents with suction

Noun + noun

Etymology

From aspirate + -ion or borrowed from Latin aspīrātiō.

aspīrātiō Latin

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Abstract Ideas

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