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ambition
noun
a
strong
desire
to
be
successful
,
powerful
,
or
to
achieve
something
•
Even
as
a
child
,
Maya's
ambition
drove
her
to
practice
the
piano
for
hours
every
day
.
Even
as
a
child
,
Maya's
ambition
drove
her
to
practice
the
piano
for
hours
every
day
.
•
Lacking
ambition
,
he
felt
satisfied
staying
in
the
same
position
for
years
.
Lacking
ambition
,
he
felt
satisfied
staying
in
the
same
position
for
years
.
Middle
English
ambicioun
,
from
Old
French
ambition
,
from
Latin
ambitiō
(
a
going
around
,
canvassing
for
votes
),
later
“
eager
striving
for
favor
,
power
,
honor
.”
noun
a
particular
goal
or
aim
that
someone
strongly
wants
to
achieve
•
Her
biggest
ambition
is
to
climb
Mount
Everest
before
she
turns
thirty
.
Her
biggest
ambition
is
to
climb
Mount
Everest
before
she
turns
thirty
.
•
Winning
an
Olympic
medal
became
his
lifelong
ambition
.
Winning
an
Olympic
medal
became
his
lifelong
ambition
.
Middle
English
ambicioun
,
from
Latin
ambitiō
.
Sense
of
“
a
thing
desired
”
developed
in
the
17th
century
.
