success
Americannoun
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the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
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the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.
- Synonyms:
- triumph, accomplishment, achievement
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a performance or achievement that is marked by success, as by the attainment of honors.
The play was an instant success.
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a person or thing that has had success, as measured by attainment of goals, wealth, etc..
She was a great success on the talk show.
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Obsolete. outcome.
noun
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the favourable outcome of something attempted
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the attainment of wealth, fame, etc
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an action, performance, etc, that is characterized by success
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a person or thing that is successful
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obsolete any outcome
Other Word Forms
- nonsuccess noun
- presuccess noun
- semisuccess adjective
- successless adjective
- successlessly adverb
- successlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of success
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin successus, equivalent to succēd-, stem of succēdere succeed + -tus suffix of verb action, with -dt- regularly becoming -ss-
Example Sentences
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Devoting the majority of his speech to his government's macroeconomic successes over the past two years, particularly in combating inflation, Milei said he wanted to press his reforms further.
From Barron's
Far from home, Alarnab said his word-of-mouth success had grown into a "love letter from Syria to the world" that needs no translation.
From Barron's
Another ambition of the Glasgow project is to connect with five more councils outside Glasgow, share some of the successes from the city and support them to take similar action.
From BBC
Ford said he was “not an overnight success,” having spent the first 15 years of his career jumping between acting and carpentry before landing an acting role.
From Los Angeles Times
Dubai owes much of its success to its strategic geographical position between Europe, Asia and Africa.
From Barron's
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