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Meaning of success | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
səkˈsɛs

Definitions

  1. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  2. The achievement of one's aim or goal.
    countable, uncountable
  3. hit (something popular or well received)
  4. A town in Clay County, Arkansas.
  5. The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted:arrival, successfulness.
  6. Financial profitability.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A ghost town in Jasper County, Mississippi.
  8. (negative unsuccessful) having success. Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career. suksesvol ناجِح успешен bem-sucedido úspěšný erfolgreich heldig; succesfuld επιτυχημένος, που έχει επιτυχία afortunado; exitoso; fructuoso edukas موفقيت آميز menestyksellinen réussi, couronné de succès מַצלִיחַ सम़द्धि सम्पन्न, फलता-फुलता, सौभाग्यशाली uspješan, sretan sikeres berhasil sem nÿtur velgengni; ára...
    negative
  9. One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
    countable, uncountable
  10. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
  11. suksesvol بِنَجاح успешно com êxito úspěšně erfolgreich heldigt; succesfuldt επιτυχώςcon éxito edukalt با موفقيت menestyksellisesti avec succès בְּהַצלָחָה सौभाग्यपूर्वक uspješno sikeresen, eredményesen dengan sukses farsællega con successo 首尾よく 성공적으로 sėkmingai sekmīgi; veiksmīgi; ar panākumiem dengan berjaya succesvolvellykket, med hellszczęśliwie له موفقیت سره com êxito cu succes успешно úspešne uspešno uspešno framgångsrikt อย่างประสบผลสำเร็จ başarılı bir şekilde 成功地 успішно; вдало کامیابی...
  12. The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
    countable, uncountable
  13. Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  14. An unincorporated township in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  15. following one after the other. He won three successive matches. opeenvolgend مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتابِع последователен sucessivo následný aufeinanderfolgend på hinanden følgende διαδοχικός, αλλεπάλληλοςsucesivo järjestikune متوالي perättäinen successifרצוף क्रमिक, अनुक्रमिक,‍ निरन्तर jedan za drugim, uzastopan egymást követő berturut-turut sem kemur í röð consecutivo 連続する 연속적인 einantis iš eilės trīs pēc kārtas berturut-turut opeenvolgendpå rad, etterfølgende, i trekkkolejny پرله پسی والی sucessivo ...
  16. An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
  17. opeenvolgend بصورةٍ متَعاقِبَه أو مُتتابِعَه последователно sucessivamente postupně aufeinanderfolgend på hinanden følgende διαδοχικάsucesivamente järjest متواليا perättäisesti successivementברציפות लगातार, निरन्तर, उत्तरोत्तर uzastopno egymás után secara berturut-turut í röð successivamente 引続いて 연속적으로 iš eilės pēc kārtas; sekojoši dengan berturut-turut achtereenvolgensetter hvert, litt etter litt, gradviskolejno متوالی sucessivamente (în mod) suc­cesiv подряд; последовательно postupne zapore...
  18. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  19. a person who follows, and take the place of another. Who will be appointed as the manager's successor? opvolger خَليفَه، خَلَف، وريث приемник sucessor nástupce der/die Nachfolger(in) efterfølger διάδοχοςsucesor järglane جانشين seuraaja successeurיורש उत्तराधिकारी, उत्तरवर्ती nasljednik, baštinik utód pengganti eftirmaður; arftaki successore 後継者 승계자, 후임자 perėmėjas, įpėdinis mantinieks; pēctecis; pārņēmējs pengganti opvolgeretterfølgernastępca پرځای sucessor succe­sor преемник nástupca nasledni...
  20. A surname.
  21. one after another. five wet days in succession. opeenvolgend بالتَّعاقُب، بالتتابُع، على التَّوالي по(д)ред em sequência za sebou nacheinander på rad διαδοχικάseguido, sucesivo järjest يكي پس از ديگري peräkkäin à la suite זה אחר זה उत्तराधिकारी से uzastopce egymás után berturut-turut hver á eftir öðrum di seguito 引き続いて 잇달아 iš eilės viens otram sekojoši; pēc kārtas berturut-turut achter elkaaretter hverandre, på rad pod rząd یو د بل پسی em sequência la rând подряд za sebou zaporedoma uzastopno...
  22. éxito, acierto, triunfo.
  23. The gaining of fame or prosperity: an artist spoiled by success.
  24. One that is successful: The plan was a success.

Equivalents

العربية النجاح نجاح
Azərbaycanca müvəffəqiyyət uğur
Беларуская поспех
Български успех
বাংলা কামিয়াবি
Bosanski uspeh успех
Català èxit succés
Cymraeg llwyddiant
Dansk succes
Deutsch Erfolg
Ελληνικά επιτυχία
Esperanto sukceso
Español acierto éxito suceso
Eesti edu
Euskara arrakasta
Français succès
Gaeilge áitheas
Gàidhlig piseach
Galego éxito
עברית הצלחה
Hrvatski uspeh успех
Հայերեն հաջողություն
Bahasa Indonesia keberhasilan kesuksesan
Íslenska velgengni
Italiano successo
日本語 成功
Қазақша жетістік табыс
ខ្មែរ ជោគជ័យ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಯಶಸ್ಸು
한국어 성공
Kurdî şikêr
Кыргызча ийгилик
Lëtzebuergesch Erfolleg Succès
Lietuvių sėkmė
Latviešu veiksme
Македонски успех
Монгол амжилт
मराठी यश
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဇေယျ အောင်ပန်း
Português êxito sucesso
Română succes
Slovenčina úspech
Slovenščina uspeh
Српски uspeh успех
Svenska framgång succé
Kiswahili mafanikio
தமிழ் வெற்றி
Тоҷикӣ муваффақият
Tagalog tagumpay
Українська у́спіх
اردو کامیابی
Tiếng Việt thành công

Examples

“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.”
“There have been other drugs since reticulose that I became aware of the successes of, some even able to claim "cure," even turning people from HIV-positive to negative.”
“There have been some surprising successes, though - the LTM's [London Transport Museum's] online gift shop is currently selling 75% more products during lockdown than it was in the same period last year.”
“Freightliner says trials with a new lower-emission fuel for its diesel fleet have been a success, raising its credentials as a supporter of reducing greenhouse gases.”
“She is country music's most recent success.”
“I suppose them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter'd and mov'd inwardly in their mindes: Some with doubt of what will be the successe, others with fear of what will be the censure; some with hope, others with confidence of what they have to speake.”

CEFR level

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