Looking for the meaning of the word ASPIRATIONS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of ASPIRATIONS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Aspiration
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in aspiration (sense 3)): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌaspɪˈreɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hope or ambition of achieving something
Short Definition:hope or ambition
Examples:- he had nothing tangible to back up his literary aspirations
- Banks has no aspirations of becoming a doctor
- she has aspirations to be a documentary filmmaker
- the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality
Definition:
the action or process of drawing breath.
Short Definition:drawing of breath
Definition:
the action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath
Short Definition:pronunciation of sound
Examples:- there is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s
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