ambicionar

/ambisjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
ambiciono
preterite (yo)
ambicioné
past participle
ambicionado

Meaning

  1. to aspire to

    • Ambiciona un ascenso.

      He aspires to a promotion.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aspirar

aspirar and ambicionar are close synonyms for "to aspire to," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ambicionar

ambicionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to aspire to."

Practice

1 What does ambicionar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches ambicionar?

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