ambition

🇺🇸 /æmˈbɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /æmˈbɪʃn/
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noun
B1

a strong wish to do or achieve something

Her ambition is to become a doctor and help people.

B1

the strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful

His ambition drives him to work hard every day.

translation

n. a strong wish to do or achieve something; the strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful

Word Forms

Plural ambitions