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The correct spelling is ambition.
How to pronounce ambition
/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/
nounIPA: /æmˈbɪ.ʃən/
Say it like: Amb-ish-on
The correct spelling is ambition. 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… For example: "My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."
Usage Examples
“My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.”
“My ambition is to own a helicopter.”
“Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.An object of an ardent desire.
- 3.A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
- 4.A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- 5.The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
verb
- 1.To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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