Dictionary entryCEFR B2noun
ambition
IPA pronunciation: /æmˈbɪʃn/
Listen to the pronunciationRussian meaning
амбиция; честолюбие; цель
English definition
A strong desire to achieve something, or the goal that someone wants to achieve.
Example
Her ambition is to become a doctor.
Collocations
- lifelong ambition
- political ambition
- achieve an ambition
- ambition to
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