1. A will to succeed
   "Her aspiration to become a doctor drove her to study hard"
    
2. A cherished desire
   "his aspiration is to own his own business";
   - ambition, dream
    
3. The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
   "The yoga instructor demonstrated proper aspiration techniques";
   - inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in
    
4. A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
   "The puff of air you can feel when saying 'pin' demonstrates aspiration"

Derived forms: aspirations

Type of: ambition, ambitiousness, articulation, breath, desire

Part of: breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

Encyclopedia: Aspiration