ambition
/æmˈbɪʃən/
noun
- A strong desire to achieve success, power, or fame.
- He was a man of great ambition who wanted to lead the company.
- Ambition alone is not enough; you also need hard work.
- Her ambition to become a doctor drove her to study every night.
- A specific goal or aim that someone wants to achieve.
- She finally achieved her ambition of opening her own bakery.
- The team's ambition is to win the championship this year.
- One of his lifelong ambitions was to climb Mount Everest.
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