# success

Pronunciation: say "suhk-SES" /səkˈsɛs/

## Noun

1. The fact of having accomplished what one set out to do or intended to achieve.
   - Simple: The reaching of a goal or aim you were trying for.
   - _Their second attempt to climb the peak ended in success._
   - _The mission's success depended on careful planning and a little luck._
2. The gaining of wealth, fame, respect, or profit, by a person or a business.
   - Simple: Becoming rich, famous, or respected, or a business making a lot of money.
   - _His sudden success in the music world brought both wealth and wide admiration._
   - _For many newcomers, success meant earning respect in an unfamiliar community._
3. A person or thing that achieves the goals expected of it.
   - Simple: A person or thing that reaches the goals people expected of it.
   - _The play was an instant success, selling out every night of its run._
   - _Critics called the young director a remarkable success after only two films._

## Noun

4. The outcome or result of something; what happens as a consequence. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The outcome of something, or what happens as a result.

## Origin

A learned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō ("succeed"), itself from sub- ("next to") plus cēdō ("go, move"). Old English had its own word for success, spēd, which became Modern English "speed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/success (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).