Definition of "ambition" in Englisch

noun

1. (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.

   • My daughter, Johanna, wants to be a firefighter very much. She has a lot of ambition.

2. (countable) An object of an ardent desire.

   • My ambition is to own a helicopter.

3. A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

4. (uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

5. (obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

verb

1. To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.