INDEX:
1. determined to be successful in your life or job
RELATED WORDS
see also
↑ SUCCEED/SUCCESSFUL
↑ DETERMINED
↑ WANT/NOT WANT
↑ NO MATTER WHAT/HOW MUCH ETC
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1. determined to be successful in your life or job
▷ ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ [adjective]
determined to be successful and to become rich, powerful, or famous :
▪ Hutchings, like many ambitious young lawyers, became interested in politics.
▪ The main candidate for the position is Robert Lutz, age 59, an ambitious former Ford Motor Co. executive.
▪ Women have to be more ambitious than men if they want to get anywhere in the business world.
▷ ambition /æmˈbɪʃ ə n/ [uncountable noun]
determination to be successful and to become rich, powerful, or famous :
▪ Eric wasn’t particularly intelligent but he had plenty of ambition.
▪ ‘Your problem,’ said Arthur, ‘is that you have no ambition.’
▷ power-hungry/power-mad /ˈpaʊəʳ ˌhʌŋgri, ˈpaʊəʳ ˌmæd/ [adjective]
very determined to get power and control in business or politics even if you harm other people by doing this :
▪ Most politicians are power-hungry people who serve only themselves.
▪ The article described the company’s vice-president, Victor Rowan, as deceitful and power-hungry.
▷ go-getter /ˌgəʊ ˈgetəʳ/ [singular noun] informal
someone who is very ambitious and hard-working, in a way that you admire :
▪ George was a go-getter; he wasn’t afraid to take a risk.
somebody’s a real go-getter
▪ You can’t help admiring Debbie -- she’s a real go-getter.
▷ competitive /kəmˈpetɪtɪv, kəmˈpetətɪv/ [adjective]
determined to be more successful than other people in work, sport etc :
▪ Beth’s very competitive, even with her friends.
fiercely/intensely competitive
very competitive
▪ Fiercely competitive at all times, Ravi is a difficult man to work with.