Collocations for ambition - noun
1. strong desire to be successful
ADJ.
driving, great, naked
She''s a woman of driving ambition.
She''s a woman of driving ambition.
personal
VERB + AMBITION
have
He''s got little ambition.
He''s got little ambition.
lack
AMBITION + VERB
burn
Ambition burned within her.
Ambition burned within her.
2. sth you very much want to have/do
ADJ.
big, burning, driving, great, high, main, overriding, ultimate
Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest.
Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest.
lifelong, life''s, longstanding
At last he had realized his life''s ambition.
At last he had realized his life''s ambition.
modest | personal | secret | youthful | frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled
This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions.
This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions.
career, imperial/imperialist, literary, political, presidential, social, sporting, territorial
VERB + AMBITION
cherish, harbour, have, nurture
He had only one ambition in life.
He had only one ambition in life.
abandon, give up | achieve, fulfil, realize | limit, restrain | frustrate, thwart
He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated.
He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated.