ambition
IPA: æmbˈɪʃʌn
noun
- (uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
- (countable) An object of an ardent desire.
- A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
- (uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- (obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
verb
- To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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Examples of "ambition" in Sentences
- He has monitory ambitions.
- His ambition was to conquer the world.
- His ambition was to become a tragedian.
- But his ambition was to become a tragedian.
- Reunion is the start of political ambition.
- This is the fulfillment of one of the Ssociety's major ambitions.
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