aspiration

1. (countable, uncountable)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).

   Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.

   Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.

   Verlangen, Sehnsucht, Aspiration

   стремле́ниеstremlénije, наде́ждаnadéžda, амби́цияambícija

2. (countable, uncountable)The action of aspirating.

3. (countable, uncountable)A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

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

   Behauchung, Aspiration

   придыха́ниеpridyxánije, аспира́цияaspirácija

   аспіра́ціяaspirácija, при́дихprýdyx

4. (countable, uncountable)The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

5. (countable, uncountable)The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.

6. (countable, uncountable)The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.

1. What are your aspirations?

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2. What's your biggest aspiration?

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3. Support your friends' aspirations and dreams.

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4. Sami talked about his aspirations for life.

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5. What are your aspirations for the future?

   ruКакие у вас стремления на будущее?

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