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- DictionaryAm·bi·tious/amˈbiSHəs/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: "his mother was hard-working and ambitious for her four children"
Jul 1, 2012 · 1. a. : having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous. an ambitious young executive. b. : having a desire to achieve a particular goal : aspiring. ambitious for power. 2. : resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. a. : an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. With her talent and fierce ambition, she became a very successful actress. b. : desire to achieve a particular end. 2. : the object of ambition. Her ambition is to start her own business. 3. US : a desire for activity or exertion. felt sick and had no ambition. ambitionless. am-ˈbi-shən-ləs.
Definition of ambitious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc. ambitious students. 2. showing or caused by ambition. an ambitious attempt to break the record. 3. strongly desirous; eager. ambitious of love and approval.
a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc.: She has a lot of ambition. Fewer examples. Her ambition and dogged determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession. We are looking for someone with drive and ambition. Driving ambition is what most great leaders have in common.
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.
