Ambition vs. Goal
Difference Between Ambition and Goal
Ambitionnoun
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.Goalnoun
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.She failed in her goal to become captain of the team.Ambitionnoun
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.
My ambition is to own a helicopter.Goalnoun
In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
Ambitionnoun
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
Goalnoun
The act of placing the object into the goal.
Ambitionnoun
(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
Goalnoun
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
Ambitionnoun
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
Goalnoun
A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
Ambitionverb
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull.Goalverb
To score a goal
Ambitionnoun
a cherished desire;
his ambition is to own his own businessGoalnoun
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it;
the ends justify the meansAmbitionnoun
a strong drive for success
Goalnoun
a successful attempt at scoring;
the winning goal came with less than a minute left to playAmbitionverb
have as one's ambition
Goalnoun
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
Goalnoun
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey);
a crowd assembled at the finishhe was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view
