lykkes.
to be a success, be successful, succeed in (with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its subject and the person succeeding as an indirect object)
Meaning & usage
to be a success, be successful, succeed in (with a noun phrase or a noun clause as its subject and the person succeeding as an indirect object)
Missionen lykkedes!
Det lykkedes hende at vinde en medalje.
to succeed in (governing a noun phrase or a noun clause, with the person succeeding as the subject)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German lucken (“to succeed”), a cognate of German glücken (“to succeed”). Norwegian Bokmål lykkes and Swedish lyckas are also borrowed from Low German. The verb is derived from the noun Middle Low German (ge)lucke (“happiness, good luck”) (Danish lykke, German Glück).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.