success

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The achieving of something you wanted or planned.

   His third attempt to pass the exam was a success.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of doing well and gaining wealth, fame, or respect.

   She is enjoying great success as a singer.

3. 3
   noun

   A person or thing that does well or turns out as hoped.

   The party was a huge success.

Learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”). Partly displaced native Old English spēd, whence Modern English speed.

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