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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSuccessful
/səkˈsɛs.fəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Achieving or having achieved success, popularity, or a desired result.
"She ran a highly successful advertising agency for over twenty years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun success, which comes from the Latin successus, meaning 'an advance, a good result,' from succedere 'to come close after, go under, succeed.' The suffix -ful (from Old English full) was added to form the adjective denoting having achieved success.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Successful" is said worldwide
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réussi
Transliteration: réussi
"Elle dirige une entreprise très réussie."
erfolgreich
Transliteration: erfolgreich
"Sie ist eine sehr erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau."
di successo
Transliteration: di successo
"È un imprenditore di grande successo."
exitoso
Transliteration: exitoso
"Es una mujer de negocios muy exitosa."
bem-sucedido
Transliteration: bem-sucedido
"Ele é um empresário muito bem-sucedido."
सफल
Transliteration: safal
"वह एक बहुत सफल व्यवसायी है।"
成功的
Transliteration: chéng gōng de
"她是一位非常成功的女商人。"
성공적인
Transliteration: seonggongjeogin
"그녀는 매우 성공적인 사업가입니다."
成功した
Transliteration: seikō shita
"彼女はとても成功した実業家です。"
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