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- Dictionaryam·bi·tious/amˈbiSHəs/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: "his mother was hard-working and ambitious for her four children" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of AMBITIOUS is having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous. How to use ambitious in a sentence.
having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth: Even as a young man he was ambitious and self-assured. If you describe an activity as ambitious, you mean that it involves a lot of effort or expense: It was an ambitious project to restore the public parks.
Ambitious definition: having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.. See examples of AMBITIOUS used in a sentence.
having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or wealth: Even as a young man he was ambitious and self-assured. If you describe an activity as ambitious, you mean that it involves a lot of effort or expense: It was an ambitious project to restore the public parks.
1. a. : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. With her talent and fierce ambition, she became a very successful actress. b. : desire to achieve a particular end. 2. : the object of ambition. Her ambition is to start her own business. 3. US : a desire for activity or exertion. felt sick and had no ambition. ambitionless. am-ˈbi-shən-ləs.
adjective. having a strong desire for success or achievement. synonyms: aspirational. pushful, pushy. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative. aspirant, aspiring, wishful. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. compulsive, determined, driven. strongly motivated to succeed. manque, would-be.
The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects.
Definition of ambitious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
AMBITIOUS definition: 1. wanting to be successful or powerful: 2. An ambitious plan will need a lot of work and will be…. Learn more.
Ambition definition: an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. See examples of AMBITION used in a sentence.
