success
The achievement of one's aim or goalThe achievement of one's aim or goal.
» Everybody was jealous of my success.
Alle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch. — xtofu80
Все завидовали моему успеху. — V_Zmoova
Усі заздрили моєму успіху. — ChickenKiev
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5 senses(countable, uncountable)The achievement of one's aim or goal.
His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
a glowing success
Erfolg
успе́хuspéx, уда́чаudáča
у́спіхúspix
(countable, uncountable)Financial profitability.
Don't let success go to your head.
успе́хuspéx, благосостоя́ниеblagosostojánije
(countable, uncountable)One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
Scholastically, he was a success.
The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
(countable, uncountable)The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
She is country music's most recent success.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
- an attainment that is successful
- an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- a state of prosperity or fame
- a person with a record of successes
Examples
1201 sentencesEverybody was jealous of my success.
Усі заздрили моєму успіху. — ChickenKiev
ruВсе завидовали моему успеху. — V_Zmoova
deAlle waren auf meinen Erfolg neidisch. — xtofu80
He was jealous of my success.
Він заздрив моєму успіху. — deniko
ruОн завидовал моему успеху. — Biga
deEr war neidisch auf meinen Erfolg. — Peanutfan
They are jealous of our success.
Вони заздрять нашому успіху. — deniko
ruОни завидуют нашему успеху. — Hellerick
deSie neiden uns unseren Erfolg. — MUIRIEL
I am sure of her success.
Я впевнений у її успіху. — deniko
ruЯ уверен в её успехе. — odexed
deIch bin mir ihres Erfolges sicher. — wolfgangth
The party was such a great success.
Вечірка була надзвичайно успішною. — ascolto
deDie Party war ein voller Erfolg. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) +Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”).
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Forms
plural: successesSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- was a success
- attributed his success
- success depends depends
- owe my success
- of his success
- a great success
- his success to
- success was due
- of your success
- a huge success
- great success
- chance of success