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- DictionaryAm·bi·tion/amˈbiSHən/
noun
- 1. a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work: "her ambition was to become a pilot"
1. a. : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. With her talent and fierce ambition, she became a very successful actress. b. : desire to achieve a particular end. 2. : the object of ambition. Her ambition is to start her own business. 3. US : a desire for activity or exertion. felt sick and had no ambition. ambitionless. am-ˈbi-shən-ləs.
AMBITION definition: 1. a strong wish to achieve something: 2. a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc…. Learn more.
Ambition definition: an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. See examples of AMBITION used in a sentence.
Synonyms for AMBITION: aspiration, determination, motivation, ambitiousness, opportunism, initiative, energy, greed; Antonyms of AMBITION: indifference, apathy, unconcern, inertia, lethargy, laziness, indolence, idleness.
If a person has ambition, the goal is usually wealth, power, or fame. This Middle English word is derived from Latin ambitiō, from ambīre "to go around or about." In ancient Rome, candidates for office would go around to gain votes, to further their goal of being powerful or famous.
AMBITION definition: 1. something you want to achieve in your life: 2. a strong feeling that you want to be successful…. Learn more.
ambition. noun. /æmˈbɪʃn/. /æmˈbɪʃn/. [countable] something that you want to do or achieve very much. She had fulfilled her lifelong ambition. His burning ambition was to study medicine. political/artistic/career ambitions. At last he had realized his life's ambition.
noun. 1. an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Too much ambition caused him to be disliked by his colleagues. 2. the object, state, or result desired or sought after. The crown was his ambition. 3.
AMBITION meaning: 1 : a particular goal or aim something that a person hopes to do or achieve; 2 : a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous.
nounam·bi·tion\am-ˈbi-shən\. : a particular goal or aim : something that a person hopes to do or achieve. : a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous. : a desire to do things and be active.
