success.
The achievement of one's aim or goal.
Meaning & usage
The achievement of one's aim or goal.
His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.
a glowing success
Financial profitability.
Don't let success go to your head.
One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals.
Scholastically, he was a success.
The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame.
She is country music's most recent success.
Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”).
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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.