aspirare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aspirate verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
- aspire verb To have a strong ambition or hope to achieve something.
- pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
- purport verb To claim to mean or be something, which may not be true.
Senses
aspirare is used for these senses in English:
- aspirate (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
- aspire (intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
- pant (transitive, obsolete) To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
- purport To intend. [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
- suck up (transitive) To absorb (fluid).
aspirate — full definition
- verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
- verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
- verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
- noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.
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