ambition
/æmˈbɪʃən/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a cherished desire
“his ambition is to own his own business”
2.n.a strong drive for success
3.v.have as one's ambition
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ambition and dream share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. ambition means “a cherished desire”. dream means “a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep”. dream is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/æmˈbɪʃən/
1.n.a cherished desire
“his ambition is to own his own business”
2.n.a strong drive for success
3.v.have as one's ambition
/ˈdɹim/
1.n.a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
“I had a dream about you last night”
2.n.imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
“he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality”
3.n.a cherished desire
“his ambition is to own his own business”
| ambition | dream | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /æmˈbɪʃən/ | /ˈdɹim/ |
| Said | am-BISH-uhn | dreem |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 3 | 8 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | aspiration, dream | dreaming |
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