B1adjective · common

ambitious

ambitious · ambitiouser · ambitiousest

амбітний, амбіційний, честолюбний

амбициозный, честолюбивый, жаждущий, показной

ehrgeizig, ambitioniert, aufstrebend

Having or showing ambitionHaving or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

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US/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/

» Tom is pretty ambitious, isn't he?

Tom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr?

Том досить амбіційний, так?

Meaning

4 senses

Having 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

More definitions

having a strong desire for success or achievement
requiring full use of your abilities or resources

Examples

206 sentences

Tom is pretty ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить амбіційний, так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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Tom is fairly ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить-таки абміційний, так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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Tom is quite ambitious, isn't he?
Том досить амбіційний, так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich ehrgeizig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
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Tom is a very ambitious person.
Том дуже амбітна людина. — Anjy
ruТом очень честолюбивый человек. — awiz
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I was young and ambitious once.
Я колись був молодий і амбіційний. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЯ когда-то был молод и амбициозен. — odexed
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

possessing, or controlled by, ambition:

Русский

By meaning 3

possessing, or controlled by, ambition:

strongly desirous:

showy:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

possessing, or controlled by, ambition:

showy:

Origin

From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from a

From 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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