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