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/eksiˈtoso/

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Translation

successful

Word origin

From éxito ('success') plus the adjectival suffix -oso. Éxito comes from Latin exitus ('a going out, outcome'), from exire ('to go out').

Origin
Latin
Root
exitus
English cognates
exit

Grammar

Feminineexitosa
Masc pluralexitosos
Fem pluralexitosas

Examples

.

It was a very successful project from the start.

empresaria admirada.

She is a successful and admired businesswoman.

.

The concert turned out successful despite the rain.

algún .

I want to be a successful writer one day.

¿ ?

Do you think the campaign will be successful?

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This word is part of lesson 60.