Common Mistakes : Ambition

Ambition – Noun

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BAD: My immediate ambition is to find somewhere to live

GOOD: My immediate aim is to find somewhere to live

ambition = something very important that you have wanted to do or achieve for a very long time: Sandro’s one ambition is to play for Italy in the World Cup

aim = what you hope to achieve when you do something: The aim of the course is to develop the students’ writing skills

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BAD: Not many people manage to satisfy their ambitions

GOOD: Not many people manage to achieve their ambitions

achieve your ambition (NOT satisfy, meet, reach, arrive, etc ): ‘He has achieved his main ambition – to make a name for himself in politics