aspiration
/ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- A strong desire, hope, or ambition to achieve something great.
- The young athlete's main aspiration was to compete in the Olympics.
- Her aspiration is to become a doctor and help people.
- Many people have the aspiration to travel the world and learn new cultures.
- The act of drawing fluid, air, or a foreign object into the lungs or out of a body cavity.
- The doctor performed an aspiration to drain the abscess.
- Swallowing therapy can help prevent aspiration in elderly patients.
- Aspiration of food into the lungs can cause pneumonia.
- The pronunciation of a sound with a burst of breath.
- The aspiration of the 'p' in 'pin' distinguishes it from the 'p' in 'spin'.
- In some dialects, aspiration of certain consonants is very strong.
- Linguists study aspiration to understand how different languages use breath.
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