ambition.

Definition of ambition. in English English dictionary: A four-player card game of tricks played mainly in North America, Europe, and Japan; A desire, as in (1), for another person to achieve these things; An eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people; The purported pathway to a chosen career; n An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while; {n} an earnest desire or wish, pride; The act of writing funny sentences in the hope of getting them into the Linux cookie file; a strong drive for success; a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"; n Â An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while; a strong drive for success a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"; {i} aspiration, hope; The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing; a strong drive for success a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" have as one's ambition; Ambition is the desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. Even when I was young I never had any ambition; To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet; If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it. His ambition is to sail round the world = goal; An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something; A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal; have as one's ambition