Success

/səkˈsɛs/ · noun

Meaning

The achievement of one's aim or goal..

Definitions by Sense

1. The achievement of one's aim or goal.
2. (business) Financial profitability.
3. One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
4. The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
5. (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.

Example Sentences

His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.

a glowing success

Actually there was recently a talented young female bassoonist who gave up a promising career on that sturdy instrument, not to do something more feminine but to take up bullfighting. This is Patricia Hayes of San Angelo, Texas, who has had spectacular success in the arenas of Mexico and Portugal. Unfortunately she is not America's only matadoress.

Republicans are launching a new nonprofit group to highlight the legislative successes of its vulnerable incumbents with a $2 million advertising blitz touting the work of five vulnerable GOP senators to protect Medicare.

Don't let success go to your head.

Instead Nokia decided better to stick with what they knew worked - good, solid, reliable mobile phones of the kind that had brought them success until then.

Scholastically, he was a success.

The new range of toys has been a resounding success.

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Word Forms

• successes
• successe

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