Definition of Ambition in English :

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Ambition

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Noun

1. ambition, aspiration, dream

a cherished desire

Example Sentences:
'his ambition is to own his own business'

2. ambition, ambitiousness

a strong drive for success

Verb

3. ambition

have as one's ambition

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ambition

see synonyms of ambition
noun
1. 
strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction
2. 
something so desired; goal; aim

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Ambition

see synonyms of ambition
noun
1. 
a strong desire to gain a particular objective; specif., the drive to succeed, or to gain fame, power, wealth, etc.
2. 
the objective strongly desired
verb transitive
3.  Rare
to be ambitious for

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Ambition

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n.
1.
a. An eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power.
b. The object or goal desired: Her ambition is the presidency.
2. Desire for exertion or activity; energy: had no ambition to go dancing.

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