Polyglot Dictionary

ambicionar

/ɐ̃bisjoˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ambiciono
preterite (eu)
ambicionei
past participle
ambicionado

Meaning

  1. to aspire to

    • Ambiciona o cargo.

      He aspires to the post.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aspirar

ambicionar and aspirar are close synonyms for "to aspire to"; aspirar also separately means "to vacuum."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ambicionar

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

Practice

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