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UK
/ˌæspəɹˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /ˌæspɝˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌæspɝˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
-
a cherished desire
his ambition is to own his own business - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
- the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
- a will to succeed
How To Use aspiration In A Sentence
- Right now I don't think popular cell probing techniques such as micropipette aspiration, magnetic twisting cytometry and AFM can provide the material constants needed for the commercial package. IMechanica - Comments
- Inside, concourses and shop units are suitably smartened up to indicate the centre's new aspirations.
- In developing countries like India, it is the wealthier and better-educated who tend to be aspirational; the poor are not yet in a position to aspire to much of anything.
- Only in 1920 after Moscow cleared Russian chauvinists out of leadership of the Ukrainian Communist Party did the new Soviet administration seriously address aspirations for self-determination.
- It suggests a sense of humour, a willingness to make an effort, an aspiration towards the airy, healthy, beardless Scandinavian lifestyle.
- But folk art, on the whole, stood for a democracy of aspiration. The Times Literary Supplement
- The spacewalker represents an aspirational triumph over vicissitude and poverty. Times, Sunday Times
- It is always easy to achieve equality for the many if we keep our aspirations fairly low.
- Does a disorganised clothing industry with little commercial interest in quality simply reflect our own limited needs and aspirations?
- The college's aim is to help students achieve their aspirations.
