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ambition

/æmˈbɪʃən/

US UK

noun

plural -tions

[count] :a particular goal or aim :something that a person hopes to do or achieve

My first ambition as a child was to be in the circus.

The wife of a famous poet, she had literary ambitions of her own. [=she wanted to be a writer too]

He has ambitions for an acting career. = He has ambitions to become an actor. = His ambition is to be/become an actor.

She finally achieved/realized/fulfilled her life's ambition [=the thing she most wanted to do in her life] when she started her own business.

[noncount] :a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous

He lacked ambition and couldn't compete with the others.

With her talent and fierce ambition [=her very strong desire to succeed], she became a very successful actress.

[noncount] US :a desire to do things and be active - usually used in negative constructions

I was tired and had no ambition [=initiative, energy], so I just spent the whole weekend watching TV.