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   ambition

   /amˈbɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a strong desire to do or achieve something: "her ambition was to become a pilot" Similar aspirationintentiongoalaimobjectiveobjectpurposeintentplanschememissioncallingvocationdesirewishdesigntargetenddreamhope
   • ▪ desire and determination to achieve success: "young men and women with ambition" Similar drivedeterminationdesireenterpriseinitiativeeagernessmotivationenthusiasmzealcommitmenta sense of purposelongingyearninghankeringinformal:get-up-and-go

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin ambitio(n-), from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMBITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.: She...

   • Znaczenie Ambition, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AMBITION definicja: 1. a strong wish to achieve something:...

   • Ambition: Malay Translation

     ambition translate: cita-cita, cita-cita. Learn more in the...

   • Ambition: Indonesian Translation

     AMBITION translate: ambisi, ambisi. Learn more in the...

   • Ambition: Thai Translation

     AMBITION translate: ความทะเยอทะยาน, ความปรารถนาอันแรงกล้า....

   • Ambition: Italian Translation

     AMBITION translate: ambizione, ambizione, ambizione,...

   • Ambition in Russian

     AMBITION translate: цель , целеустремленность . Learn more...

   • Ambition in French

     AMBITION translate: ambition [feminine], ambition...

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of ambition – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.