successful

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(sək-sĕs'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having a favorable outcome: a successful heart transplant.
  2. Having obtained something desired or intended: was successful in stopping the leak of oil.
  3. Having achieved wealth or eminence: a successful architect.
successfully suc·cess'ful·ly adv.
successfulness suc·cess'ful·ness n.

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adj

Definition: favorable, profitable
Antonyms: forfeiting, losing, unfavorable, unprofitable, unsuccessful

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IN BRIEF: adv. - In a manner that has a favorable or prosperous outcome..

pronunciation To manage a business successfully requires as much courage as that possessed by the soldier who goes to war — Charles F. Abbott

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Common misspelling(s) of successful

  • successfull
  • sucesful
  • sucessfull
  • succesful

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - succesfuld, succesrig, resultatrig, vellykket, heldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
succesvol, geslaagd, met goed gevolg

Français (French)
adj. - couronné de succès, efficace, réussi, à succès, apprécié, heureux, retenu, victorieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erfolgreich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιτυχής, επιτυχημένος, φτασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
di successo, riuscito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - próspero

Русский (Russian)
успешный, преуспевающий, удачливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - afortunado, que tiene éxito, feliz, logrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - framgångsrik, lyckosam, lyckad, lycklig, godkänd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
成功的, 飞黄腾达的, 一帆风顺的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 成功的, 飛黃騰達的, 一帆風順的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성공한, 합격한, 출세한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 成功した, 好結果の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناجح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצליח, עושה חיל, משגשג‬


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