fulfil ambition TO infinitive – English Grammar Profiler

The noun ‘ambition’ is often followed by an infinitive.  Here’s an EXPERT example:

I see the people that do the real work and what’s really said, in a way, is that the people that are the most giving, 

hardworking and capable of making this world better, usually don’t have the ego and ambition to be a leader.

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Student example from PELIC:

I believe that you need to associate with positive people who have an ambition to live a happy life.

Korean male level 4 writing class

Often, the C1 verb ‘fulfil’ takes ‘ambition’ as an object.  PELIC student example:

Furthermore, children need an educational environment that is prepared and ready to fulfill their ambitions.

Arabic male level 4 writing class

In the English Vocabulary Profile, the countable noun ‘ambition’ is listed at B1 with the meaning:

something you want to achieve

It is often in a noun phrase followed by an infinitive, so we can do a search in iWeb for:

_AP AMBITION _TO _V

1 HIS AMBITION TO BECOME 102 2 ITS AMBITION TO BECOME 77 3 OUR AMBITION TO BECOME 73 4 OUR AMBITION TO MAKE 62 5 OUR AMBITION TO CREATE 45 6 MY AMBITION TO BECOME 43 7 HER AMBITION TO BECOME 41 8 HIS AMBITION TO MAKE 38 9 OUR AMBITION TO DELIVER 32 10 ITS AMBITIONS TO BECOME 25 11 OUR AMBITION TO BRING 23 12 OUR AMBITION TO BUILD 23 13 MY AMBITION TO PLAY 22 14 YOUR AMBITION TO LEAD 21 15 HIS AMBITION TO CREATE 20 16 HIS AMBITION TO PLAY 19 17 OUR AMBITION TO PROVIDE 19 18 MY AMBITION TO MAKE 18 19 MY AMBITION TO STUDY 17

20 HIS AMBITION TO WIN 16

1 LIFELONG AMBITION TO BECOME 10 2 BURNING AMBITION TO BECOME 8 3 BURNING AMBITION TO SUCCEED 8 4 PERSONAL AMBITION TO MAINTAIN 8

5 BIG AMBITIONS TO BECOME 7

As the subject before ‘BE’

1 OUR AMBITION IS TO MAKE 63 2 OUR AMBITION IS TO BECOME 55 3 OUR AMBITION IS TO CREATE 54 4 OUR AMBITION IS TO HELP 39

5 ‘S AMBITION IS TO BECOME 30

a strong feeling that you want to be successful or powerful