ambition
/amˈbɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/amˈbɪʃ(ə)n/
amˈbɪʃən
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
am - ˈbɪʃən -> ambition
Myanmar meaning
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More examples
- I had no idea about Jesse’s political ambitions.
- His ambition was to become a successful writer.
- [achieve/fulfil/realize an ambition] : She seemed set to achieve all her ambitions.
- [ambition to do something] : It had been my lifelong ambition to coach a leading team.
- A young woman with drive and ambition
Synonyms
goal, aim, objective, aspiration, dream, hope, desire, purpose, appetite, ardor, avidity, craving, determination, drive, eagerness, earnestness, emulation, end, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, fire in belly, get up and go, get-up-and-go, hankering, hunger, initiative, intent, itch, keenness, longing, love, lust, mark, motivation, moxie, passion, pretension, push, right stuff, something desired, spirit, striving, target, thirst, vigor, wish, yearning, zeal
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