ambition
To seek after ambitiously or eagerlyTo seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
» He had ambition.
Er war ehrgeizig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Er war strebsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он был амбициозен. — marafon
У нього були амбіції. — deniko
Він мав амбіції. — deniko
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1 sensesTo seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
- have as one's ambition
Examples
152 sentencesHe had ambition.
У нього були амбіції. — deniko
ruОн был амбициозен. — marafon
deEr war ehrgeizig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has no ambition.
У Тома немає амбіцій. — deniko
ruТом лишен честолюбия. — sharptoothed
deTom hat keinen Ehrgeiz. — wolfgangth
His ambition made him work hard.
deSein Ehrgeiz ließ ihn hart arbeiten. — Zaghawa
His ambition is to be a lawyer.
Her ambition is to become an ambassador.
Origin
From Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō (“ambition, aFrom Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō (“ambition, a striving for favor, literally 'a going around', especially of candidates for office in Rome soliciting votes”), from ambiō (“to go around, solicit votes”). See ambient, issue. By surface analysis, ambit + -ion.
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Forms
ambitions, ambitioning, ambitioned, ambitioned| Base form | ambition · to ambition |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ambitions |
| Present participle | ambitioning |
| Past simple | ambitioned |
| Past participle | ambitioned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle