success
/səkˈsɛs/ noun A2- The achievement of one's aim or goal. · His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success.· a glowing success
- Financial profitability. · Don't let success go to your head.
- One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals. · Scholastically, he was a success.· The new range of toys has been a resounding success.
- The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. · She is country music's most recent success.
Plural successes
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But Matthew was gone, scared at his own success.
“She’ll stay in her room until she confesses,” said Marilla grimly, remembering the success of this method in the former case.
Once again her method had succeeded; but her success was very bitter to her.
No matter how hard I try to be good I can never make such a success of it as those who are naturally good.
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