Meaning
Getting the result you wanted, or doing well at something.
Test yourself on success
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Latin successus, from succedere meaning to come after or turn out well.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- successus
- English cognates
- succeed, successful
Examples
.
A "success" is something that goes very well.
.
Here "success" means doing well in work or life.
, .
"With success" means the try worked.
Where this fits
Used in
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
success: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "success" (Getting the result you wanted, or doing well at something.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 2: success, grave, silence and 7 more words.