AMBITIOUS


Meaning of AMBITIOUS in English

adj.

1 determined to be successful

VERBS

▪ be , seem

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ highly

He is a highly ~ politician.

▪ fiercely , ruthlessly

▪ politically , socially

PREPOSITION

▪ for

She is very ~ for her four children.

2 difficult to achieve

VERBS

▪ be , seem

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ hugely , wildly

▪ overly

Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

The book is ~ in scope.

Ambitious is used with these nouns: ↑ agenda , ↑ aim , ↑ effort , ↑ enterprise , ↑ entrepreneur , ↑ goal , ↑ idea , ↑ piece , ↑ plan , ↑ programme , ↑ project , ↑ proposal , ↑ scale , ↑ schedule , ↑ scheme , ↑ target , ↑ undertaking , ↑ venture , ↑ work

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