ambition (redirected from ambitions)

am·bi·tion  (m-bshn)

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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[Middle English ambicioun, excessive desire for honor, power, or wealth, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambiti, ambitin-, from ambitus, past participle of ambre, to go around (for votes); see ambient.]

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ambition

Noun

1. strong desire for success

2. something so desired; a goal [Latin ambitio a going round (of candidates)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambition - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" aspiration, dream desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state American Dream - the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulation - ambition to equal or excel nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
	2.	ambition - a strong drive for success ambitiousness drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" aspiration - a will to succeed power hunger, status seeking - a drive to acquire power
Verb	1.	ambition - have as one's ambition desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

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ambition

noun 1. goal, end, hope, design, dream, target, aim, wish, purpose, desire, intention, objective, intent, aspiration, Holy Grail (informal)

noun 2. enterprise, longing, drive, fire, spirit, desire, passion, enthusiasm, warmth, striving, initiative, aspiration, yearning, devotion, zeal, verve, zest, fervour, eagerness, gusto, hankering, get-up-and-go (informal) ardour, keenness, avidity, fervency

Translations

ambition [æmˈbɪʃən] n → ambición f;

to achieve one's ambition → realizar su ambición

ambition [æmˈbɪʃən] n → ambition f

ambition [æmˈbɪʃən] n → Ehrgeiz m;

(desire) → Ambition f;

to achieve one's ambition → seine Ambitionen erfüllen

ambition [æmˈbɪʃən] n → ambizione f;

to achieve one's ambition → realizzare le proprie aspirazioni or ambizioni

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ambition

n ambition [ӕmˈbiʃən]

1 the desire for success, fame, power etc He is full of ambition and energy.ambisieطُموحамбицияambiceambition; ærgærrighedder Ehrgeizφιλοδοξίαambiciónauahnusبلند همتی؛ سخت کوشیkunnianhimoambitionשְׁאִיפָהमहत्वाकांक्षाambicijabecsvágyambisimetnaðurambizione大望야심garbės troškimasgodkārecita-citaeerzuchtærgjerrighet, ambisjonambicjaambiçãoambiţieамбицияambícia, ctižiadosťambicijaambicijaärelystnad, ambitionความทะเยอทะยานhırs, tutku雄心честолюбство, амбіціяعزمkhát vọng雄心

2 the desire eventually to become or do something special His ambition is to be Prime Minister.ambisieطُموح، مُطْمِحцелcílambitiondie Ambitionφιλοδοξίαambiciónau-ahne taotlusبلندپروازی؛ جاه طلبیkunnianhimoambitionשְׁאַפתָנוּתambicijatörekvésambisimetnaður, takmarkambizione野心포부siekis, troškimascentieni; mērķicita-citaambitieambisjonambicjaambiçãodorinţăстремлениеcieľtiha željaciljsträvan, ambitionความปรารถนาอันแรงกล้าarzu抱負прагнення, метаاوالعزمیtham vọng抱负

adj amˈbitious

He is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.ambisieusطَموحамбициозенambiciózní; náročnýambitiøsehrgeizigφιλόδοξοςambiciosoauahneبلندپرواز؛ مستلزم کوشش و تلاش بسیارkunnianhimoinenambitieuxשְׁאַפתָנִיमहत्वाकांक्षीambiciozanambiciózus, nagyra törőambisiusmetnaðargjarnambizioso野心的な야심을 가진siekiantis/trokštantis garbės/valdžios, ambicingas, pretenzingasgodkārīgstinggiambitieusærgjerrig, ambisiøs, krevendeambitnyambiciosoambiţiosамбициозныйctižiadostivý; náročnýambiciozenambiciozanärelysten, ambitiösทะเยอทะยานhevesli, hırslı, ihtiraslı有雄心的честолюбнийاولولعزمtham vọng有雄心的

adv amˈbitiously

ambisieusبِطُموح شَدِيدамбициозноctižádostivě; náročněambitiøstehrgeizigφιλόδοξαambiciosamente, con ambiciónauahneltجاه طلبانه؛ با بلند همتیkunnianhimoisestiambitieusementמִתוֹך שְׁאַפתָנוּתमहत्वाकांक्षा के साथambicioznobecsvágyóan, nagyratörőensecara ambisiusaf metnaðargirni; af stórhuga, dirfskulegaambiziosamente野心的に야심차게garbėtroškiškaigodkārīgidengan bersungguheerzuchtigærgjerrig, ambisiøstambitnieambiciosamenteambiţios, cu ambiţieамбициозноnáročneambicioznoambicioznoärelystet, ambitiöstอย่างทะเยอทะยานhevesle, gayretle有雄心地честолюбноحوصلہ مندی سےđầy tham vọng有雄心地

n amˈbitiousness

ambiseusheidطُموحжеланиеctižádost; náročnostærgærrighed; ambitiondie Ehrgeizigkeitφιλοδοξία, φιλόδοξες τάσειςambiciónauahnusجاه طلبی؛ بلندهمتیkunnianhimoambitionשְׁאַפתָנוּתमहत्वाकांक्षाambicioznostbecsvágy, nagyratörésambisimetnaðargirndambizione野心ある事대망(garbės) troškimasgodkārībakesungguhaneerzuchtigheidærgjerrighet, ambisjonambicjaambiçãoambiţieамбициозностьnáročnosťambicioznostambicioznostärelystnad, äregirighetความทะเยอทะยานheves, gayret, arzu雄心честолюбністьعالی حوصلگیsự có nhiều tham vọng雄心