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All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a common life; those people who wish to live agreeable lives, and in constant intercourse with one another, will build a city as beautiful as Paris.
Peter Ackroyd

Meaning of "aspiration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASPIRATION

aspiration  [ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASPIRATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aspiration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASPIRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aspiration in the English dictionary

The first definition of aspiration in the dictionary is strong desire to achieve something, such as success. Other definition of aspiration is the aim of such desire. Aspiration is also the act of breathing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASPIRATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASPIRATION

aspic
aspidioid
aspidistra
aspidium
Aspinwall
aspirant
aspirata
aspirate
aspirated
aspirational
aspirator
aspiratory
aspire
aspirer
aspirin
aspiring
aspiringly
aspiringness
aspis
aspish

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASPIRATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of aspiration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASPIRATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aspiration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aspiration

Translation of «aspiration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASPIRATION

Find out the translation of aspiration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aspiration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aspiration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

志向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aspiración
570 millions of speakers

English

aspiration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकांक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطموح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стремление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aspiração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্বাসাঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aspiration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aspirasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ziel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

向上心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aspirasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khát vọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆர்வத்தையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकांक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özlem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aspirazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aspiracja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прагнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aspirație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναρρόφηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aspiration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aspirasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aspiration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPIRATION»

The term «aspiration» is very widely used and occupies the 23.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPIRATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aspiration» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aspiration» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aspiration

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10 QUOTES WITH «ASPIRATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aspiration.
1
Peter Ackroyd
All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a common life; those people who wish to live agreeable lives, and in constant intercourse with one another, will build a city as beautiful as Paris.
2
Waris Ahluwalia
I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
3
James Allen
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration.
4
James Lane Allen
You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
5
Sri Aurobindo
India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.
6
Meher Baba
Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.
7
Ted Baillieu
The core character of Victorians is one of aspiration and ambition, and Victorians have, since first settlement days... demonstrated that core character over and over again.
8
Charles Baudelaire
To say the word Romanticism is to say modern art - that is, intimacy, spirituality, color, aspiration towards the infinite, expressed by every means available to the arts.
9
Allan Bloom
Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.
10
William Ellery Channing
Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPIRATION»

Discover the use of aspiration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aspiration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Practical Guide to Joint and Soft Tissue Injection and ...
This edition covers many alternative techniques and several new procedures, including ultrasound-guided injections, eyelid injections for cysts, nerve blocks for headaches, procedures for the hip, scapula joint injections, and ...
James W. McNabb, 2012
2
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
Expansively illustrated, this volume in the "Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology" series encompasses aspiration cytopathology of all major body sites.
Mary K. Sidawy, Syed Z. Ali, 2007
3
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Interpretation and ...
Beginning with an introduction to the technique of FNAC, this book provides a concise, logical and systemic approach to the diagnosis of lesions that may occur in different parts of the body.
Pranab Dey, 2012
4
The American College and the Culture of Aspiration, 1915-1940
The first in-depth history of higher education during the era in which colleges and universities became arbiters of social and economic mobility.
David O. Levine, 1988
5
Practical Biometrics: From Aspiration to Implementation
This book examines the practical implications for implementing biometric solutions in business, and suggests ideas for managing the issues raised.
Julian Ashbourn, 2004
6
Burdens of Aspiration: Schools, Youth, and Success In the ...
"The Burdens of Aspiration" explores the imprint of the region's success-driven public culture, the realities of increasing social and economic insecurity, and models of success emphasized in contemporary public schools for the region's ...
Elsa Davidson, 2011
7
Ethnicity, Class and Aspiration: Understanding London's New ...
"This book provides a valuable and original contribution to the existing literature by containing a wealth of new empirical material on London's changing social composition, especially in relation to education.
Tim Butler, Chris Hamnett, 2011
8
The Supreme Court and the Decline of Constitutional Aspiration
'An excellent commentary on and an insightful contribution to the current debate on constitutional interpretation.'-Walter F. Murphy, Princeton University
Gary J. Jacobsohn, 1988
9
Color Atlas of Differential Diagnosis in Exfoliative and ...
The book contains over 3,200 full color photographs that illustrate the criteria for the cytology described.
Sudha R. Kini, 2012
10
Pneumonia Essentials 2010
Specific anti-anaerobic therapy (clindamycin, metronidazole), which is required for anaerobic infections below the diaphragm (e.g., B. fragilis), is not required for aspiration CAP. In contrast to aspiration CAP, aspiration pneumonia occurring in  ...
Burke Cunha, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPIRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aspiration is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bishop praises role of priests in Berkeley tragedy - The Irish Times
“Hope and aspiration gave way to the sense of huge loss and despair that such a tragedy brings to life. We remember them in our prayers as ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Lionel Messi just can't win for Argentina, and Gonzalo Higuain …
Knowing that the highest aspiration of most footballers as young day-dreamers is to not only represent their country, but to be thrust into the big ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
3
UN: 15-year push ends extreme poverty for a billion people | Global …
The aspiration of reducing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters has not been realised, with the ratio falling by nearly half (from 380 ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
2015 and a peoples aspiration - The Nation
Senator Ibikunle Amosun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced his second term in office as Governor of Ogun State. «The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
5
Rate of aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized Parkinson's disease …
Aspiration pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinical characteristics of PD patients in ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
6
TOTAL Breakdown: Thrombus Aspiration Subgroup Analyses
He was the principal investigator of the TOTAL trial, which of course was an important study looking at thrombus aspiration. The reason we're ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
7
The audacity of aspiration - and hope
Mr Tan Guan Heng, vice-president of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, has written his fourth book, Pioneering Disabled ... «The Straits Times, Jun 15»
8
Suella Fernandes MP: Education is the engine of aspiration – just …
But what does it actually mean? For me, education is the engine of aspiration. We say to every child that it doesn't matter where you start in life. «Conservative Home, Jun 15»
9
Presidential Aspiration Born From A Modest, And Tragic, Beginning
Greg Demetri hit the jackpot. When he picked the location for Villa Toscana, his nearly one-year-old Italian restaurant on the main stretch of ... «North Country Public Radio, Jun 15»
10
Briefs: Arts Council seeks 'Aspiration' information
The Jackson Arts Council is seeking information regarding the “Aspiration” sculpture near the crosswalk between Jackson Central-Merry and ... «Jackson Sun, Jun 15»

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