амбиция — meaning in English
ambitsiya
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English meaning
- ambition noun A strong desire to achieve success, power, or a particular goal.
- aspiration noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
Senses
амбиция is used for these senses in English:
- ambition (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.
- ambition (countable) An object of an ardent desire.
- ambition (uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- aspiration The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
ambition — full definition
- noun A strong desire to achieve success, power, or a particular goal.
- noun A specific goal or objective that someone wants to achieve.
aspiration — full definition
- noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
- noun (medicine) The act of drawing out fluid or tissue from the body using suction, usually through a needle.
- noun (phonetics) A puff of breath released after certain consonant sounds.