SUCCESS


Meaning of SUCCESS in English

n. 1 the accomplishment of an aim; a favourable outcome (their efforts met with success). 2 the attainment of wealth, fame, or position (spoilt by success). 3 a thing or person that turns out well. 4 archaic a usu. specified outcome of an undertaking (ill success). success story a person's rise from poverty to wealth etc.

[ L successus (as SUCCEED) ]

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