NOUN | attribute | aspiration | a will to succeed |
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feeling | aspiration, ambition, dream | a cherished desire | |
communication | aspiration | a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath | |
act | aspiration, inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in | the act of inhaling |
Sounds | ae.sperey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A will to succeed. | |
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Broader | ambition, ambitiousness | A strong drive for success / success |
Spanish | aspiración | |
Catalan | anhel, aspiració | |
Verbs | aspire | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
Meaning | A cherished desire. | |
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Synonyms | ambition, dream | |
Narrower | American Dream | The widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did |
emulation | ambition to equal or excel | |
nationalism | The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination | |
Broader | desire | The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
Spanish | ambición, aspiración, pretensión, sueño | |
Catalan | ambició | |
Verbs | aspire | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
Meaning | A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath. | |
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Broader | articulation | The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech |
Spanish | aspiración | |
Catalan | aspiració | |
Verbs | aspirate | pronounce with aspiration |
Meaning | The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing. | |
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Synonyms | inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in | |
Part of | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
Narrower | gasp, pant | A short labored / labored intake of breath with the mouth open |
puff, drag, pull | A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) | |
Broader | breath | The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
Spanish | aspiración, inhalación, inspiración | |
Catalan | aspiració, inhalació, inspiració | |
Verbs | aspirate | (air) suck in |
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