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suc·cess·ful

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–adjective

1.	achieving or having achieved success.

2.	having attained wealth, position, honors, or the like.

3.	resulting in or attended with success.

[Origin: 1580–90; success + -ful

]

—Related forms

suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb

suc·cess·ful·ness, noun

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suc·cess·ful Audio Help (sək-sěs'fəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having a favorable outcome: a successful heart transplant.
Having obtained something desired or intended: was successful in stopping the leak of oil.
Having achieved wealth or eminence: a successful architect.

suc·cess'ful·ly adv., suc·cess'ful·ness n.

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successful
adjective
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" [ant: unsuccessful]

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sucˈcessful [-ˈses-] adjective

(negative unsuccessful) having success
Example: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career

Arabic:	ناجِح
Chinese (Simplified):	成功的
Chinese (Traditional):	成功的
Czech:	úspěšný
Danish:	heldig; succesfuld
Dutch:	succesvol
Estonian:	edukas
Finnish:	menestyksekäs
French:	réussi, couronné de succès
German:	erfolgreich
Greek:	επιτυχημένος, που έχει επιτυχία
Hungarian:	sikeres
Icelandic:	sem nÿtur velgengni; árangursríkur
Indonesian:	berhasil
Italian:	coronato da successo, di successo

Japanese:	うまく行った
Korean:	성공한, 성공적인
Latvian:	sekmīgs; veiksmīgs; panākumiem bagāts
Lithuanian:	sėkmingas
Norwegian:	vellykket, heldig, framgangsrik
Polish:	udany, ten któremu się udało
Portuguese (Brazil):	bemsucedido
Portuguese (Portugal):	bemsucedido
Russian:	успешный; удачливый
Slovak:	úspešný
Slovenian:	uspešen
Spanish:	afortunado; exitoso; fructuoso
Swedish:	framgångsrik, godkänd
Turkish:	başarılı

See also: in succession, succeed, success, succession, successive, successor

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Successful

For"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]

1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.

2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.

Syn: Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy.

Usage: Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.

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