an ambitious plan
амбициозный план
My brother has an ambitious plan to learn three languages.
У моего брата амбициозный план выучить три языка.
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adjective · B1 · often · UK/US
ambitious
ambitious
Meaning of ambitious
English
strongly goal-driven
Русский
стремящийся к высоким целям и успеху
Pronunciation
British English
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
American English
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
ambitious with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом ambitious
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6 сочетаний
О планах
About plansan ambitious goal
амбициозная цель
Finishing the roof today is an ambitious goal.
Закончить крышу сегодня — амбициозная цель.
- overly ambitiousслишком амбициозный
О людях
About peopleambitious and hardworking
амбициозный и трудолюбивый
She's ambitious and hardworking, but rarely takes breaks.
Она амбициозная и трудолюбивая, но редко отдыхает.
highly ambitious
очень амбициозный
The highly ambitious trainee asked to lead the project.
Очень амбициозный стажёр попросил поручить ему руководство проектом.
- an ambitious studentамбициозный студент
ambitious usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He is young and ambitious.
Он молод и амбициозен.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She has ambitious plans.
У неё амбициозные планы.
ambitious synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between ambitious, driven, goal-oriented, determined, motivated, aspiring, eager, and competitive
ENHe's driven to succeed even in the toughest environments.
ENShe's goal-oriented and plans her career steps carefully.
D
🇬🇧English
determined
Firm and persistent; not about status.
B2very often
ENShe was determined to complete the project on time.
ENA motivated employee usually produces higher-quality work.
Advanced: broader words
A
🇬🇧English
aspiring
Hoping to become something (an aspiring writer).
B2often
ENAn aspiring actor attends many auditions to build experience.
E
🇬🇧English
eager
Keen and enthusiastic, not about long-term goals.
B2very often
ENShe was eager to learn new skills this summer.
ENHe has a competitive streak and always wants to be the best on the team.
E
🇬🇧English
enterprising
Resourceful and ready to start new projects.
C1rare word
ENShe's an enterprising founder who launched several successful startups.
H
🇬🇧English
high-achieving
Already achieving a lot.
B2rare word
ENShe's a high-achieving student who wins scholarships.
O
🇬🇧English
overambitious
Too ambitious; unrealistic.
C1rare word
ENThe plan was overambitious and missed several deadlines.
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Questions about this word
What does ambitious mean?
strongly goal-driven
How do you pronounce ambitious?
ambitious is pronounced [æmˈbɪʃəs].
How is ambitious used in a sentence?
Он молод и амбициозен. Translation: He is young and ambitious.
Is ambitious part of Skills and Career vocabulary?
Yes, ambitious can be learned in the Skills and Career topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is ambitious part of Study and Work vocabulary?
Yes, ambitious can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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