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  • 21ambitious */*/ — UK [æmˈbɪʃəs] / US adjective 1) determined to be successful, rich, famous etc an ambitious young lawyer ambitious for someone (= determined that someone will succeed): Her parents were intensely ambitious for her and her younger sister. 2) an… …

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  • 22ambitious — adj. (formal) (esp. BE) ambitious to + inf. (she is ambitious to succeed) * * * [æm bɪʃəs] (formal) (esp. BE) ambitious to + inf. (she is ambitious to succeed) …

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  • 23ambitious — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. having or controlled by ambition < an ambitious young executive > b. having a desire to achieve a particular goal ; aspiring < ambitious for power > 2. resulting …

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  • 24ambitious — adjective /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ a) Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. As I grew richer I grew more ambitious, took a house in the country, and eventually married,&#8230; …

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  • 25ambitious — adjective 1) an energetic and ambitious politician Syn: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, zealous, committed, purposeful, power hungry; informal go getting, go ahead Ant …

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  • 26ambitious — /æmˈbɪʃəs/ (say am bishuhs) adjective 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of obtaining power, superiority, or distinction. 2. showing ambition; aiming high: an ambitious undertaking. 3. intended to be, or appearing to be, superior, distinctive,&#8230; …

  • 27Ambitious Kung Fu Girl — Infobox Film name = Ambitious Kung Fu Girl image size = caption = director = Lu Chin Ku producer = Sir Run Run Shaw writer = narrator = starring = Michelle Yim Yuen Tak Chen Kwan Tai Hui Tien Chi Cheng Miu Lam Fai Wong music = cinematography =&#8230; …

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  • 28ambitious — adjective 1) an ambitious politician Syn: aspiring, determined, motivated, energetic, committed, purposeful, power hungry; informal go ahead, go getting 2) an ambitious task Syn: challenging, exacting …

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  • 29ambitious — [æmˈbɪʃəs] adj 1) determined to become successful, rich, or famous an ambitious young lawyer[/ex] 2) an ambitious plan or attempt will need a lot of hard work and skill in order for it to be successful …

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  • 30ambitious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Characterized by ambition] Syn. aspiring, enterprising, emulous, hopeful, zealous, high reaching, climbing, eager, aggressive, earnest, determined, industrious, driven, goal oriented, hungry, thirsty, itching, designing …

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