aspirated

[US]/'æspə,retɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. characterized by the presence of aspiration, relating to the pronunciation of the sound "h"

Phrases & Collocations

voiceless aspirated consonant

Example Sentences

aspirated words in Chinese

Real-world Examples

You can choose whether you want to use the aspirated at the end or not.

Source: Emma's delicious English

Now, when the T appears at the beginning of a word, it is aspirated.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Informally we call that going down the wrong pipe, but we could also say that you aspirated that french fry.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

'pedagogy', it's a 'p' sound at the beginning of the word, so it's aspirated.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

This can cause pulmonary aspiration of esophageal contents, which may cause symptoms like coughing and dyspnea.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

If those microbes infect the lungs and you get pneumonia, we would call it aspiration pneumonia.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

Aspiration pneumonia can also happen with drinks, or even gastric contents, like after a bout of vomiting.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

A tutor, the t is aspirated by the way, so it feels like there is a little h right after.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

A 'k' sound is also aspirated at the beginning of a word, so there is a little 'h' after 'k'.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Okay, open the pericardium and aspirate. If the heart's still not beating, close and call it.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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