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s-uh-k-SES/səkˈses/

When a plan works, you can call it a success — a good result after effort. A big success, success in exams. The verb is succeed: succeed in + -ing. Successful is the adjective: a successful day. Failure is the opposite. Luck is chance; success is often earned. Not “a success person.”

Meaning

The fact of doing well or getting what you wanted.

Examples

• “The event was a success.”
• “The new café was an immediate success.”
• “Hard work does not always bring success, but it helps.”

Good to know

a success. Verb: succeed in + -ing. Adjective: successful. Opposite: failure.

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