suc·cess 
/səkˈsɛs/ noun
plural suc·cess·es /səkˈsɛs/ noun 1 [noncount] a : the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame
▪ Success came easily to him. ▪ With success comes responsibility. ▪ the secret of my success [=why I am successful]
b : the correct or desired result of an attempt
▪ Did you have any/much success in finding the dog? [=did you find the dog?] ▪ The project met with little success. [=was not successful] ▪ He tried to repair the engine but without success. [=he was not able to repair the engine] 2 [count] : someone or something that is successful : a person or thing that succeeds
▪ The play was an immediate success. [=it was immediately popular] ▪ one of her many successes [=one of many things she has done successfully] ▪ She is country music's most recent success. ▪ The growth of the tourism industry is one of the city's great successes.
▪ Success came easily to him. ▪ With success comes responsibility. ▪ the secret of my success [=why I am successful]
b : the correct or desired result of an attempt
▪ Did you have any/much success in finding the dog? [=did you find the dog?] ▪ The project met with little success. [=was not successful] ▪ He tried to repair the engine but without success. [=he was not able to repair the engine]
▪ The play was an immediate success. [=it was immediately popular] ▪ one of her many successes [=one of many things she has done successfully] ▪ She is country music's most recent success. ▪ The growth of the tourism industry is one of the city's great successes.
