English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Ambitious Pronunciation
Ambitious is pronounced am-BI-shuhs, IPA /æmˈbɪʃəs/.
am-BI-shuhs
US /æmˈbɪʃəs/ · UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/
Syllables: am · BI · shuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Determined to succeed, or requiring a great deal of effort to achieve.
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Ambitious in a Sentence
- She is ambitious and makes no secret of it.
- That is an ambitious timetable for one winter.
- The restaurant has an ambitious tasting menu.
Common Mispronunciations of Ambitious
Not am-BI-shee-uhs
Three syllables is the whole word. The tious at the end collapses into one shuhs, as it does in cautious and delicious.
Not AM-bi-shuhs
Hit BI and let the ends go weak. The noun and the adjective share their stress.
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