1. (

• aspiration

) a will to succeed ;

2. (

• ambition ,
• aspiration ,
• dream

) a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" ;

3. (

• aspiration

) a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath ;

4. (

• inhalation ,
• inspiration ,
• aspiration ,
• intake ,
• breathing_in

) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing ;