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How to pronounce “ambition”
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Pronunciation guide for ambition
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- Practice the English pronunciation of ambition with real speech in context.
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If states don't increase their ambition,
- Definition summary
- (uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
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How to pronounce ambition
CLIMATE CHANGE: From Global to Local
If states don't increase their ambition,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ambition”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
- (countable) An object of an ardent desire.
- A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
- (uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- (obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
- [Verb]
- To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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