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feminine

/ambiˈθjon/ ES

/ambiˈsjon/ MX

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Translation

ambition

Word origin

From Latin ambitio ('a going around, canvassing for votes'), from ambire ('to go around'), from amb- ('around') plus ire ('to go').

Origin: Latin
Root: ambire
English cognates: ambition, ambient

Grammar

Genderfeminine

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Examples

Her greatest ambition is to run her own company.

Ambition took him a long way in politics.

He has no ambition to be famous.

muchas .

With effort and ambition many things are achieved.

His ambitions clashed with those of his brother.

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This word is part of lesson 70.