Aspiration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a will to succeed

a cherished desire

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænənˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaspəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaspəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænənˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

his ambition is to own his own business

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intake inspiration ambition breathing in dream inhalation

Parts of Speech

noun	a will to succeed
noun	a cherished desire “his ambition is to own his own business”
noun	a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
noun	the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Word Forms

aspire	verb	have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
ambitious	adjective	requiring full use of your abilities or resources
ambition	verb	have as one's ambition
aspirate	verb	pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
inhale	verb	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
inspire	verb	draw in (air)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

aspiración

una voluntad de triunfar

🇮🇹Italian

aspirazione

la volontà di riuscire

🇳🇱Dutch

aspiratie

een wil om te slagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aspiração

vontade de ter sucesso

🇷🇺Russian

стремление

воля к успеху

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकांक्षा

सफल होने की इच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

আকাঙ্খা

সফল হওয়ার ইচ্ছা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசை

வெற்றி பெற ஒரு விருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకాంక్ష

విజయం సాధించాలనే సంకల్పం

🇮🇳Marathi

आकांक्षा

यशस्वी होण्याची इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકાંક્ષા

સફળ થવાની ઇચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆ

ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗುವ ಇಚ್ಛೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിലാഷം

വിജയിക്കാനുള്ള ആഗ്രഹം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਛਾ

ਸਫਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خواہش

کامیاب ہونے کی خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愿望

成功的意愿

🇯🇵Japanese

願望

成功するという意志

🇰🇷Korean

포부

성공하겠다는 의지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khát vọng

ý chí để thành công

🇹🇭Thai

ความทะเยอทะยาน

ความตั้งใจที่จะประสบความสำเร็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

aspirasi

kemauan untuk berhasil

🇵🇭Filipino

mithiin

isang kalooban upang magtagumpay

🇲🇾Malay

aspirasi

kemahuan untuk berjaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطموح

إرادة النجاح

🇮🇷Persian

آرزو

اراده ای برای موفقیت

🇹🇷Turkish

aspirasyon

başarılı olma arzusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁאִיפָה

רצון להצליח

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The primary meaning of 'aspiration' is 'a will to succeed'.

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'aspiration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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