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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) ambitiously adv ambitiousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 Translations ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] ADJ [person, plan, goal] → ambicioso he 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 ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj [plan, project, goal] → ambitieux/euse ambitious ambitious [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj → ambizioso/a to be ambitious for one's children → avere delle ambizioni per i propri figli How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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SEEING a ship sailing by upon the sea of politics, an Ambitious Person started in hot pursuit along the strand; but the people's eyes being fixed upon the Presidency no one observed the pursuer. He was ambitious enough to be contented with nothing short of the highest rank of overseers, and persevering enough to reach the height of his ambition. In The Ambitious Guest he has made use of the incident still told to travellers through the Notch, of the destruction of the Willey family in August, 1826. |
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