- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a strong desire to have or do something
- I didn't realize you had political aspirations.
- aspiration to do something He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money.
- aspiration for something What changes are needed to meet women's aspirations for employment?
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1- She talked about her hopes and aspirations.
- a political party that fulfils the aspirations of the British people
- an aspiration for personal power
- the country's aspirations to independence
- aspirations towards starting his own business
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- lofty
- human
- …
- have
- achieve
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- aspiration for
- aspiration to
- aspiration towards/toward
- …
- dreams and aspirations
- goals and aspirations
- hopes and aspirations
- …
- [uncountable] (phonetics) the action of pronouncing a word with a breath that can be heard, as in the /h/ sound in house in English
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.
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