as·pi·ra·tion 
/ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/ noun
plural as·pi·ra·tions /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/ noun 1 [count] : something that a person wants very much to achieve
▪ I've never had any aspiration to become famous. [=I've never wanted to become famous] — usually plural ▪ What are your aspirations for the future? [=what do you want to accomplish in the future?] ▪ the different aspirations of the group's members ▪ She has political aspirations. [=she wants/aspires to be a politician] ▪ romantic/social/literary aspirations 2 [noncount] : the act of aspirating something: such as a linguistics : the act of pronouncing the sound of a breath or the letter “h”
▪ the aspiration of the letter “h” in “a house”
b medical : the act of removing liquid from a person's body
▪ the aspiration of stomach fluids
c medical : the act of breathing something into the lungs
▪ problems caused by the aspiration of fluids into the patient's lungs
▪ I've never had any aspiration to become famous. [=I've never wanted to become famous] — usually plural ▪ What are your aspirations for the future? [=what do you want to accomplish in the future?] ▪ the different aspirations of the group's members ▪ She has political aspirations. [=she wants/aspires to be a politician] ▪ romantic/social/literary aspirations
▪ the aspiration of the letter “h” in “a house”
b medical : the act of removing liquid from a person's body
▪ the aspiration of stomach fluids
c medical : the act of breathing something into the lungs
▪ problems caused by the aspiration of fluids into the patient's lungs
— as·pi·ra·tion·al /ˌæspəˈreɪʃənə/ adjective [more aspirational; most aspirational] Brit
▪ aspirational [=ambitious] people ▪ aspirational brands/products [=brands/products that appeal to people who want to raise their social status]
/ˌæspəˈreɪʃənə/ adjective [more aspirational; most aspirational] Brit ▪ aspirational [=ambitious] people ▪ aspirational brands/products [=brands/products that appeal to people who want to raise their social status]
— as·pi·ra·tion·al·ly adverb
