Vision vs. Ambition

By Jaxson

  • Vision (noun)

    The sense or ability of sight.

  • Vision (noun)

    Something seen; an object perceived visually.

  • Vision (noun)

    Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

    “He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.”

  • Vision (noun)

    Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

  • Vision (noun)

    An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.

    “He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.”

  • Vision (noun)

    A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.

    “He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.”

  • Vision (noun)

    A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.

  • Vision (noun)

    Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

  • Vision (verb)

    To imagine something as if it were to be true.

  • Vision (verb)

    To present as in a vision.

  • Vision (verb)

    To provide with a vision.

  • Ambition (noun)

    Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one’s self from other people.

    “My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.”

  • Ambition (noun)

    An object of an ardent desire.

    “My ambition is to own a helicopter.”

  • Ambition (noun)

    A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

  • Ambition (noun)

    A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

  • Ambition (noun)

    The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

  • Ambition (verb)

    To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

    “Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull.”

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