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am·bi·tious
(ăm-bĭsh′əs)adj.
1. Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.
2. Greatly desirous; eager: "I am not ambitious of ridicule" (Edmund Burke).
3. Requiring or showing much effort; challenging: an ambitious schedule.
am·bi′tious·ly adv.
am·bi′tious·ness n.
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ambitious
(æmˈbɪʃəs)adj
1. having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc
2. necessitating extraordinary effort or ability: an ambitious project.
3. (often foll by of) having a great desire (for something or to do something)
amˈbitiously adv
amˈbitiousness n
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am•bi•tious
(æmˈbɪʃ əs)adj.
1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, etc.: an ambitious student.
2. showing or caused by ambition; requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.: an ambitious program for fighting crime.
3. strongly desirous; eager: ambitious of love.
am•bi′tious•ly, adv.
am•bi′tious•ness, n.
syn: ambitious, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. An ambitious person strives for worldly success; such efforts may be admired or frowned on by others: an ambitious college graduate; an ambitious social climber. An enterprising person is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects: This company needs an enterprising new manager.
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| Adj. | 1. |  ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievemententerprising - marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far" ambitionless, unambitious - having little desire for success or achievement |
| 2. |  ambitious - requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" |
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ambitious
adjective
1. enterprising, spirited, keen, active, daring, eager, intent, enthusiastic, hopeful, striving, vigorous, aspiring, energetic, adventurous, avid, zealous, intrepid, resourceful, purposeful, desirous He's a very ambitious lad.
enterprising lazy, apathetic, unambitious, good-for-nothing, unaspiring
enterprising lazy, apathetic, unambitious, good-for-nothing, unaspiring
2. demanding, trying, hard, taxing, difficult, challenging, tough, severe, impressive, exhausting, exacting, bold, elaborate, formidable, energetic, strenuous, pretentious, arduous, grandiose, industrious Their goal was extraordinarily ambitious.
demanding easy, simple, modest, unambitious
demanding easy, simple, modest, unambitious
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Translations
ctižádostivýnáročnýambiciózní
ambitiøs
kunnianhimoinennäyttäväinnokas
ambiciozan
ambiciózusnagyra törő
metnaîargjarn
野心的な
야심적인
ctižiadostivý
ambiciozen
ambitiös
ทะเยอทะยาน
nhiều tham vọng
ambitious
[æmˈbɪʃəs] ADJ [person, plan, goal] → ambiciosohe was not an ambitious man → no era un hombre ambicioso
perhaps you're being too ambitious → quizá estés intentando abarcar demasiado
if you feel a bit more ambitious you could try this recipe → si te sientes con ganas de probar algo más difícil, puedes intentar esta receta
to be ambitious for or of sth (frm) → ambicionar algo
to be ambitious for sb → ambicionar grandes cosas para algn
he was ambitious to be the boss → aspiraba a or ambicionaba ser el jefe
his ambitious reform programme → su ambicioso programa de reforma
that's rather ambitious, isn't it? → eso es bastante ambicioso, ¿no?
starting with this could be a little ambitious → empezar con eso podría ser querer abarcar demasiado or podría ser un poco ambicioso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ambitious
[æmˈbɪʃəs] adj [plan, project, goal] → ambitieux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ambitious
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ambitious
[æmˈbɪʃəs] adj → ambizioso/ato be ambitious for one's children → avere delle ambizioni per i propri figli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ambition
(ӕmˈbiʃən) noun1. the desire for success, fame, power etc. He is full of ambition and energy.
2. the desire eventually to become or do something special. His ambition is to be Prime Minister.
amˈbitious adjectiveHe is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.
amˈbitiously adverbamˈbitiousness noun
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ambitious
→ طَموح ctižádostivý ambitiøs ehrgeizig φιλόδοξος ambicioso kunnianhimoinen ambitieux ambiciozan ambizioso 野心的な 야심적인 ambitieus ambisiøs ambitny ambicioso честолюбивый ambitiös ทะเยอทะยาน hırslı nhiều tham vọng 有雄心的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009