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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

  1. noun A strong desire to achieve success, power, or a particular goal.
  2. noun A specific goal or objective that someone wants to achieve.

aspiration — full definition

  1. noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
  2. noun (medicine) The act of drawing out fluid or tissue from the body using suction, usually through a needle.
  3. noun (phonetics) A puff of breath released after certain consonant sounds.

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