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Meaning of 'ambition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ambition [ n.]
- The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
- An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.
2 . Ambition [ v. t.]
- To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Meaning of 'ambition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ambition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a cherished desire
Example in sentence:
  • his ambition is to own his own business

Nearby Words:

amb- ambages ambaginous ambagious ambagitory ambassade ambassador ambassadorial ambassadorship ambassadress

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