ambitious
Having or showing ambitionHaving or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
» Tom is pretty ambitious, isn't he?
Tom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr?
Том досить амбіційний, так?
Meaning
4 sensesHaving or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
an ambitious person
someone's ambitious nature
ehrgeizig, ambitioniert
амбицио́зныйambicióznyj, честолюби́выйčestoljubívyj
амбіці́йнийambicíjnyj, амбі́тнийambítnyj, честолю́бнийčestoljúbnyj
Very desirous.
ehrgeizig
жа́ждущийžážduščij
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
an ambitious project
an ambitious style
ehrgeizig, aufstrebend
показно́йpokaznój, претенцио́зныйpretencióznyj
Hard to achieve.
an ambitious goal
- having a strong desire for success or achievement
- requiring full use of your abilities or resources
Examples
206 sentencesTom is pretty ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить амбіційний, так?
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr?
Tom is fairly ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить-таки абміційний, так?
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr?
Tom is quite ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить амбіційний, так?
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr?
Tom is a very ambitious person.
Том дуже амбітна людина.
ruТом очень честолюбивый человек.
I was young and ambitious once.
Я колись був молодий і амбіційний.
ruЯ когда-то был молод и амбициозен.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from aFrom Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
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Forms
ambitiouser/more ambitious, ambitiousest/most ambitious| Comparative | ambitiouser / more ambitious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | ambitiousest / most ambitious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- requiring full use of your abilities or resources:challenging
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- an an ambitious
- was very ambitious
- very ambitious person
- as ambitious as
- a very ambitious
- ambitious person
- ambitious enough