Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /səkˈsɛs/
success
- (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result. [16th-18th c.]
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- I suppose them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter'd and mov'd inwardly in their mindes: Some with doubt of what will be the successe, others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope, others with confidence of what they have to speake.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]
- His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
- Antonyms: failure
- (business) Financial profitability.
- Don't let success go to your head.
- One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
- Scholastically, he was a success.
- The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
- The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect
or fame. - She is country music's most recent success.
- French: succès
- German: Erfolg
- Italian: successo
- Portuguese: sucesso, êxito
- Russian: успе́х
- Spanish: éxito, acierto
- Portuguese: sucesso
- Russian: успе́х
- Portuguese: sucesso
Success
Proper noun
- A suburb in Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Clay County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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