successful

[US]/sək'sesfʊl/
[UK]/sək'sɛsfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. achieving desired aims or results; having achieved success
adv. in a successful manner
n. the state of being successful

Phrases & Collocations

successful in

successful person

successful marriage

successful bid

successful bidder

successful tenderer

Example Sentences

the successful blue candidate.

an archetype of the successful entrepreneur.

a successful attack on the town.

make a successful sally

successful in their respective fields.

a successful heart transplant.

She is a successful businesswoman.

He was remarkably successful in business.

a successful career in management.

the audacity of a successful financier

Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.

He was born to be a successful businessman.

I sincerely hope that you will be successful.

The company is the successful tenderer for the project.

The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.

Real-world Examples

The trial of the machinery was successful.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

The galaxy's most ambitious, least successful con artists.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

The galaxy's most successful couples' counseling institute.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Prompt diagnosis is considered key for successful treatment.

Source: VOA Standard Speed May 2016 Collection

Maybe he's intimidated by smart, strong, successful women.

Source: Friends Season 3

" It is true that I have been generally successful."

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Red-hot is used to describe something very successful or popular.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

Which techniques are the most successful?

Source: Science in Life

Who would have thought someone so successful and beautiful would also be insecure.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

However, successful urbanism is never an accident.

Source: History

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