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Ambition is a strong desire to achieve. It's what Macbeth had too much of, and what slackers have too little of. 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."
a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.: She has a lot of ambition. Fewer examples. Her ambition and dogged determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession. We are looking for someone with drive and ambition. Driving ambition is what most great leaders have in common.
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.
something you want to achieve in your life: My ambition is to retire at forty. Fewer examples. to achieve an ambition. Being here is the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition. Her ambition is ultimately to run her own company. He had realized all his ambitions by the age of 30.
Check pronunciation: ambition. Definition of ambition noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
3 days ago · 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.
