ambition
31ambition — am|bi|tion [æmˈbıʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: ambitio, from ambire; AMBIENT] 1.) a strong desire to achieve something achieve/fulfil/realize an ambition ▪ She fulfilled her ambition to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres… …
32ambition */*/ — UK [æmˈbɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms ambition : singular ambition plural ambitions 1) [countable] something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve I had no idea about Jesse s political ambitions. His… …
33Ambition — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Ambition », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Ambition est un jeu de société créé par Yves… …
34ambition — am|bi|tion [ æm bıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count something that you very much want to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve: I had no idea about Jesse s political ambitions. His ambition was always to become a successful writer.… …
35ambition — [[t]æmbɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ ambitions 1) N COUNT: oft N to inf If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it. His ambition is to sail round the world... He harboured ambitions of becoming a Tory MP. Syn …
36ambition — ambitionless, adj. ambitionlessly, adv. /am bish euhn/, n. 1. an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment: Too much ambition caused him to be… …
37ambition — [14] Like ambient, ambition comes ultimately from the Latin compound verb ambīre ‘go round’ (formed from the prefix ambi , as in AMBIDEXTROUS, and the verb īre ‘go’, which also gave English exit, initial, and itinerant). But while ambient, a 16th …
38ambition — [14] Like ambient, ambition comes ultimately from the Latin compound verb ambīre ‘go round’ (formed from the prefix ambi , as in AMBIDEXTROUS, and the verb īre ‘go’, which also gave English exit, initial, and itinerant). But while ambient, a 16th …
39Ambition — Strebertum (umgangssprachlich); Strebsamkeit; Nacheiferung; Wetteifer; Zielstrebigkeit; Ehrgeiz * * * Am|bi|ti|on [ambi ts̮i̯o:n], die; , en (geh.): auf ein bestimmtes Ziel gerichtetes Streben: künstlerische, berufliche Ambitionen; in der… …
40ambition — Synonyms and related words: aim, ambitiousness, animus, anxiety, appetite, aspiration, avidity, basis, calling, careerism, catch, cause, climbing, consideration, counsel, craving, dearest wish, desideration, desideratum, design, desire,… …
