Ambitious æmˈbɪʃəs Adjective Fiercely Young Manager Children Wanted

• a fiercely ambitious young manager
• they were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).
• the government’s ambitious plans for social reform
• jogging every morning? that’s very ambitious, isn’t it?

ambitious

1. determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.
• a fiercely ambitious young manager
• They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).

Extra Examples

• I am very ambitious. Nothing means more to me than winning.
• I'm not ambitious enough to try for the top.
• I've never been particularly ambitious.
• She's a great student—dedicated, hardworking and ambitious.
• The students are all ambitious to do well.
2. needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
• the government’s ambitious plans for social reform
• Jogging every morning? That’s very ambitious, isn’t it?
• Several interns will be working on three ambitious new projects.

Extra Examples

• Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious.
• The book is ambitious in scope.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.