aspirations

5 definitions • 8 examples

something that you hope to achieve:

I've never had any political aspirations.

It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Irish immigrants.

the removal of a liquid or gas from a space in the body using suction (= a sucking action):

Aspiration of typical cyst fluid confirms the diagnosis.

bone marrow aspiration

the process of breathing a substance into your lungs by accident:

Check the patient's gag reflex to prevent aspiration.

aspiration of an object

the noise that is made when air escapes after a plosive consonant sound:

In English, aspiration is an important feature in whether we hear a sound as /p/ or /b/ at the beginning of a word.

a strong hope or wish for achievement or success:

He has political aspirations, and hopes to run for Congress some day.