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1. (n.) ambition
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as wealth or fame, and the willingness to strive for it.
2. ambition
the object or state desired or sought after:
A theatrical career is her ambition.
3. ambition
a desire for work or activity:
I awoke feeling tired and lacking in ambition.
4. (v.t.) ambition
to seek after earnestly; aspire to.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< MF) < L ambitiō orig., canvassing for votes =ambi-, var. s. of
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| Definition of 'Ambition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ambition, aspiration, dream
a cherished desire
"his ambition is to own his own business"
2. (verb) ambition, ambitiousness
a strong drive for success
3. (verb) ambition
have as one's ambition
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1. (noun) ambition
a desire to achieve
his lack of ambition
2. ambition
sth you want to achieve
her ambition to become a pilot; his ambition of owning a restaurant
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| Definition of 'Ambition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Ambition
the act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing
2. (noun) Ambition
an eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something
3. (verb) Ambition
to seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet
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Sense: the desire for success, fame, power etc
He is full of ambition and energy.
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 Afrikaans: ambisie |
 Arabic: طُموح |
 Bulgarian: амбиция |
 Brazilian: ambição |
 Czech: ambice |
 German: der Ehrgeiz |
 Danish: ambition;ærgærrighed |
 Greek: φιλοδοξία |
 Spanish: ambición |
 Estonian: auahnus |
 Farsi: بلند همتی؛ سخت کوشی |
 Finnish: kunnianhimo |
 French: ambition |
 Hebrew: שְׁאִיפָה |
 Hindi: महत्वाकांक्षा |
 Croatian: ambicija |
 Hungarian: becsvágy |
 Indonesian: ambisi |
 Icelandic: metnaður |
 Italian: ambizione |
 Japanese: 大望 |
 Korean: 야망 |
 Lithuanian: garbės troškimas |
 Latvian: godkāre |
 Malay: cita-cita |
 Dutch: eerzucht |
 Norwegian: ærgjerrighet, ambisjon |
 Polish: ambicja |
 Persian: بلند همتی؛ سخت کوشی |
 Pashto: لوړ همتی ، سخت کوښښ |
 Portuguese: ambição |
 Romanian: ambiţie |
 Russian: амбиция |
 Slovak: ambícia, ctižiadosť |
 Slovenian: ambicija |
 Serbian: ambicija |
 Swedish: ärelystnad, ambition |
 Thai: ความทะเยอทะยาน |
 Turkish: hırs, tutku |
 Taiwanese: 雄心 |
 Ukrainian: честолюбство, амбіція |
 Urdu: عزم |
 Vietnamese: khát vọng |
 Chinese: 雄心 |
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