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   ambitious

   /amˈbɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: "a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic" Similar aspiringdeterminedforcefulpushyenterprisingpioneeringprogressiveeagermotivateddrivenenthusiasticenergeticzealouscommittedgo-aheadgo-gettingpurposefulassertiveaggressivehungrypower-hungryinformal:on the makeeagerdeterminedenthusiasticdesirousanxioushungryimpatientstrivingyearninglongingwishingitchingdyinghopingavidhankeringintent oninformal:raringOpposite unambitiouslazy
   • ▪ (of a plan or piece of work) intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve: "an ambitious enterprise" Similar difficultexactingdemandingformidablechallenginghardarduousoneroustoughstiffstrenuousboldgrandioseextravagantmonumentalinformal:killinghellishknackeringarchaic:toilsomeOpposite unambitiouseasymodest

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ambitiousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMBITIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › ambitiousAMBITIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ambitiousAmbitious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMBITIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of ambitious – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   AMBITIOUS definition: 1. wanting to be successful or powerful: 2. An ambitious plan will need a lot of work and will be…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMBITIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ambitiousAmbitious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Ambitious means wanting to succeed. If you want to climb Mount Everest, start your own business, and write a great philosophical treatise all before you are 30, then wow, you are really ambitious. Having an ambition is a good thing, like wanting to get good grades, or to become a doctor.