Definition of ambitions Ambitions

/æmbɪˈʃʌnz/ - [atmbishunz] -

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What does ambitions mean?

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Noun Plural: ambitions
ambition - a strong drive for success
		ambitiousness
		drive the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
		aspiration a will to succeed
ambition - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
		aspiration, dream
		desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
		american dream the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
		emulation effort to equal or surpass another
Verb ambitions, ambitioning, ambitioned
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)
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
ambition (Noun)
An object of an ardent desire.
ambition (Noun)
A desire, as in sense 1, for another person to achieve these things.
ambition (Noun)
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
ambition (Verb)
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

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

ambition
am-bish′un, n. the desire of power, honour, fame, excellence.—n. Ambi′tionist (Carlyle), an ambitious man.—adj. Ambi′tious, full of ambition (with of, formerly for): strongly desirous of anything—esp. power: aspiring: indicating ambition: showy or pretentious.—adv. Ambi′tiously.—n. Ambi′tiousness. [Fr.—L. ambition-em, the going about—that is, the canvassing for votes practised by candidates for office in Rome—ambi, about, and īre, itum, to go.]

ambition
In a military sense, signifies a desire of greater posts or honors. Every person in the army or navy ought to have a spirit of emulation to arrive at the very summit of the profession by his personal merit.