Successful Meaning
/səkˈsɛs.fəl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjResulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
Sentence Examples
The project was successful in the sense that it drew the attention of everyone.
Our sales campaign is successful in a big way.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ project was praised for meeting all its goals on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is a very ____ businessman who started his own company from scratch more than twenty years ago.
Word Origin & History
From success + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] ."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
"The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…]"share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."
— 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ project was praised for meeting all its goals on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He is a very ____ businessman who started his own company from scratch more than twenty years ago.