aspirate
🇺🇸
/ˈæspərət/
🇬🇧
/ˈæspərət/
noun
R
A sound made when you pronounce certain letters, like 'h', with a strong breath.
The word 'house' has an aspirate sound at the beginning.
verb
R
To pronounce a sound with a strong breath, like the 'h' in 'hello'.
When you say the word 'phone', you aspirate the 'p' sound.
R
To breathe in something, like air or a smell.
She aspirated the fresh mountain air.
R
To remove liquid from the body using a medical device.
The doctor aspirated the fluid from the patient's lungs.
translation
A sound made when you pronounce certain letters, like 'h', with a strong breath.
To pronounce a sound with a strong breath, like the 'h' in 'hello'.; To breathe in something, like air or a smell.; To remove liquid from the body using a medical device.
Word Forms
3rd Present
aspirates
Progressive
aspirating
Past
aspirated
Perfect
aspirated
Plural
aspirates