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feminine
/ambiˈθjon/
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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
Pluralambiciones
Examples
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Her greatest ambition is to run her own company.
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Ambition took him a long way in politics.
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He has no ambition to be famous.
muchas .
With effort and ambition many things are achieved.
chocaban .
His ambitions clashed with those of his brother.
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