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ambition
/æhm-bish-ən/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: igkeupii ne eg-angayen diyè te umul
MS: igkeupii ne eg-angayen diyè te umul
something that a person wants to do in their life.
My ambition is to become a teacher.
 
n-uc.
 
2.
Def.: igkeupii ne due kalampusan, geem [ge͡em] wey ke seleppì
the desire to have success, power or money.
That politician's ambition caused him to become corrupt.
Sem.Dom.: GSL1651-1676
Status: not yet fully checked

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012