English Words for "Ambition and Achievement" | B1 Vocabulary

to wish

Verb

w

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

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to desire something to occur or to be true even though it is improbable or not possible

Example

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He regularly wishes he could travel the world.

They wished they had invested in the stock market years ago.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

achievement

noun

a

ə

ch

ʧ

ie

i

v

e

m

e

ə

n

t

the action or process of reaching a particular thing

aim

noun

ai

eɪ

m

a specific, concrete objective that a person or group actively works toward, believing it to be realistically achievable

to aim

Verb

ai

eɪ

m

to intend or attempt to achieve something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

ambition

noun

a

æ

m

b

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

the will to obtain wealth, power, success, etc.

bright

Adjective

b

r

i

aɪ

gh

t

(of someone or something's future) likely to be successful and very good

effective

Adjective

e

i

ff

f

e

ɛ

c

k

t

i

ɪ

v

e

achieving the intended or desired result

ineffective

effort

noun

e

ɛ

ff

f

o

ɜ

r

t

an attempt to do something, particularly something demanding

to manage

Verb

m

a

æ

n

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

to do something difficult successfully

fail

Grammatical Information:

transitive

practical

Adjective

p

r

a

æ

c

k

t

i

ə

c

k

a

ə

l

(of a method, idea, or plan) likely to be successful or effective

impractical

positive

Adjective

p

o

ɑ

s

z

i

ə

t

i

ɪ

v

e

achieving success or progress

negative

Adjective

n

e

ɛ

g

a

ə

t

i

ɪ

v

e

having an unpleasant or harmful effect on someone or something

to promote

Verb

p

r

o

ə

m

o

oʊ

t

e

to help or support the progress or development of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to respect

Verb

r

e

i

s

p

e

ɛ

c

k

t

to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

disrespect

Grammatical Information:

transitive

secret

noun

s

e

i

c

k

r

e

ə

t

the most effective or proven method of achieving something

to support

Verb

s

u

ə

pp

p

o

ɔ

r

t

to provide someone or something with encouragement or help

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to work on

Verb

/wˈɜːk ˈɑːn/

to focus one's effort, time, or attention on something in order to achieve a particular goal

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

work

phrase's particle

on

to dream

Verb

d

r

ea

i:

m

to think about something that one desires very much

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

hopeful

Adjective

h

o

oʊ

p

e

f

u

ə

l

(of a person) having a positive attitude and believing that good things are likely to happen

progress

noun

p

r

o

ɑ

g

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

gradual movement toward a goal or a desired state

retreat

to intend

Verb

i

ɪ

n

t

e

ɛ

n

d

to have something in mind as a plan or purpose

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to go

Verb

g

o

oʊ

to progress in a particular way

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

fight

noun

f

i

aɪ

gh

t

the will, energy, and strength to keep trying to achieve or prevent something

fortunately

Adverb

f

o

ɔ

r

t

ʧ

u

ə

n

a

ə

t

e

l

y

i

used to express that something positive or favorable has happened or is happening by chance

unfortunately

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

unfortunately

Adverb

u

ə

n

f

o

ɔ

r

t

ʧ

u

ə

n

a

ə

t

e

l

y

i

used to express regret or say that something is disappointing or sad

fortunately

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

successfully

Adverb

s

u

ə

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

ss

s

f

u

ə

ll

l

y

i

in a manner that achieves what is desired or expected

unsuccessfully

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

to result

Verb

r

e

ɪ

s

z

u

ʌ

l

t

to directly cause something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to secure

Verb

s

e

ɪ

c

k

u

jʊ

r

e

to reach or gain a particular thing, typically requiring significant amount of effort

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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