success

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /səkˈsɛs/ See IPA manual

Freq #1796

Meanings

1

noun
The achieving of something you wanted or planned.

His third attempt to pass the exam was a success.
2

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

She is enjoying great success as a singer.
3

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

The party was a huge success.

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Forms successes

Derived forms successful successfullysuccessism

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Etymology

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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# success

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səkˈsɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 1796

## Meanings
1. The achieving of something you wanted or planned.
2. The state of doing well and gaining wealth, fame, or respect.
3. A person or thing that does well or turns out as hoped.

## Examples
- His third attempt to pass the exam was a success.
- She is enjoying great success as a singer.
- The party was a huge success.

## Derived Forms
- successful
- successfully
- successism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: successus

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Success is a 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. In present-day use, it can mean the achieving of something you wanted or planned, or the state of doing well and gaining wealth, fame, or respect. Derived formations include successful, successfully, successism.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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