SUCCESS


Meaning of SUCCESS in English

noun

1 good results

ADJECTIVE

▪ enormous , great , immense , massive

▪ considerable , real , tremendous

▪ conspicuous , notable , remarkable , spectacular

▪ extraordinary , incredible , phenomenal

▪ amazing , astonishing , overwhelming , stunning , surprising

▪ unparalleled , unprecedented

▪ limited , moderate , modest , partial , relative

The campaign had only limited ~.

▪ mixed

the mixed ~ of the project

▪ popular , public

▪ early , initial

▪ subsequent

▪ eventual , ultimate

Their ultimate ~ has yet to be determined.

▪ future

▪ recent

the recent ~ of films from Mexico

▪ immediate

▪ continued , continuing

▪ long-term , short-term

▪ overall

the overall ~ of the project

▪ apparent

He was pleased with his apparent ~.

▪ unexpected

▪ artistic , business , commercial , economic , entrepreneurial , financial

▪ academic , educational , electoral , literary , military , professional , etc.

▪ material , worldly

the immediate satisfaction of worldly ~

▪ international , worldwide

The company's excellent marketing has resulted in enormous international ~.

… OF SUCCESS

▪ amount , degree , level , rate

Initially the venture enjoyed a fair amount of ~.

VERB + SUCCESS

▪ achieve , attain , enjoy , have , notch up

She had little ~ in getting new customers.

He is eager to notch up another ~.

▪ celebrate

We were celebrating our ~.

▪ experience , find

artists who have experienced some initial ~

▪ bring

A change of management failed to bring ~.

▪ end in , lead to , result in

The year-long fight for permission to build the house ended in ~.

▪ assure , ensure , guarantee

We can't guarantee immediate ~.

▪ increase

▪ assess , determine , evaluate , gauge , judge , measure

These issues determine ~ in the global marketplace.

▪ predict

the test's ability to predict ~ in college

▪ explain

▪ be vital to

Your contribution was vital to the ~ of the concert.

▪ affect , influence

▪ claim

Researchers have claimed great ~ with this approach.

▪ attribute

He attributes his ~ to having a stable family life.

▪ owe

I owe my ~ to him.

▪ repeat , replicate

▪ maximize

▪ report

Several people have reported ~ with this approach.

SUCCESS + VERB

▪ come

Success didn't come overnight—she struggled for years before making any money.

▪ lie (in sth)

Much of his ~ lies in his skill in handling staff.

▪ depend on sth , hinge on sth , rely on sth , rest on sth

The ~ or failure of the project depends on how committed the managers are.

The bank's ~ rests on several factors.

▪ breed sth

That kind of financial ~ breeds confidence.

SUCCESS + NOUN

▪ rate

The operation has a ~ rate of over 80%.

▪ story

The company has been one of the ~ stories of the past decade.

▪ factor

one of the key ~ factors

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

It has already been used with great ~.

▪ without ~

She tried to persuade them, without ~.

▪ ~ in

I've had some ~ in getting rid of the weeds.

▪ ~ with

the secret of his ~ with women

PHRASES

▪ a chance of ~ , a hope of ~

What are our chances of ~?

We're trying to get him to sponsor us, but there's not much hope of ~.

▪ confident of ~

She had worked hard and was confident of ~.

▪ the key to ~ , the secret of (sb's) ~

▪ a lack of ~

▪ a symbol of (sb's) ~

2 sth that achieves its aim

ADJECTIVE

▪ resounding , roaring , rousing ( AmE ), runaway , smashing ( AmE ), tremendous

The band's new album has been a runaway ~.

▪ amazing , considerable , conspicuous , extraordinary , incredible , notable , outstanding , phenomenal , real , remarkable , spectacular , stunning

▪ big , enormous , great , huge , immense , major , massive

▪ complete , total

▪ unparalleled , unprecedented , unqualified

▪ moderate , modest , qualified

▪ box-office , business , commercial , critical , economic , popular

The book proved a major commercial ~.

▪ international

▪ immediate , instant , overnight

▪ unexpected

VERB + SUCCESS

▪ be , prove

▪ have

We had one or two outstanding ~es.

▪ judge sth

The event was judged a ~ by its organizers.

▪ make

She's made a real ~ of that job.

▪ score

The movement has scored some notable ~es.

PHRASES

▪ wish sb (every) ~

We are sad to see Hiroko go, and wish her every ~ in the future.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .