ambitions

5 definitions • 16 examples

a strong wish to achieve something:

achieve an ambition He has already achieved his main ambition in life - to become wealthy.

burning ambition I've always had a burning (= very great) ambition to be a film director.

fulfil your ambition She doubts whether she'll ever be able to fulfil her ambition.

political ambitions He insisted that he had no political ambitions (= did not want to run for or hold a political office).

[ + to infinitive ] His ambition is ultimately to run his own business.

After his heart attack, he abandoned his ambition to become prime minister.

a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.:

She has a lot of ambition.

a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth:

[ C ] His presidential ambitions were frustrated in the 1980s.

[ U ] No one ever accused him of lacking ambition.

a strong wish to achieve a particular thing:

ambition to do sth After his heart attack, he abandoned his ambition to become CEO.

achieve/fulfil/realize your ambition He has already achieved his main ambition in life - to become rich.

ultimate/long-term ambition Her ultimate ambition is to run her own business.

career ambitions.

political/personal/artistic ambitions

a strong wish to be successful:

She's got a lot of ambition.

I felt he lacked the ambition to succeed in showbusiness.