ambitious

adj.

1. Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.
2. Greatly desirous; eager: "I am not ambitious of ridicule" (Edmund Burke).
3. Requiring or showing much effort; challenging: an ambitious schedule.

ambitiously am·bi'tious·ly adv.
ambitiousness am·bi'tious·ness n.

adjective

Full of ambition: aspiring, emulous. See desire.

adj

Definition: desiring success
Antonyms: content, fulfilled, satisfied, unassuming

adj

Definition: requiring great effort, ability
Antonyms: easy, facile

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IN BRIEF: Having a strong desire to succeed. Requiring great effort.

She set for herself the ambitious goal to be first at the competition.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ambitiøs, ærgerrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ambitieus, vastberaden

Français (French)
adj. - ambitieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ehrgeizig, ambitioniert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλόδοξος

Italiano (Italian)
ambizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ambicioso

Русский (Russian)
честолюбивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ambicioso, codicioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ärelysten, ambitiös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抱负不凡的, 有野心的, 雄心勃勃的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 抱負不凡的, 有野心的, 雄心勃勃的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 야심을 품은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大望を抱いた, 野心的な, 意欲的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طموح, دال على الطموح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאפתני, דורש מאמץ‬

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