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Friends and family were convinced I was functioning just fine because I was efficient, productive and successful - who wouldn't be working twenty hour days? I had everybody fooled with my illness.
Andy Behrman

Meaning of "successful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCESSFUL

successful  [səkˈsɛsfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCESSFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Successful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUCCESSFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Success

Success may refer to: ▪ The attainment of higher social status ▪ achievement of a goal ▪ the opposite of failure...

Definition of successful in the English dictionary

The first definition of successful in the dictionary is having succeeded in one's endeavours. Other definition of successful is marked by a favourable outcome. Successful is also having obtained fame, wealth, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCCESSFUL


blissful
ˈblɪsfʊl
boxful
ˈbɒksfʊl
chanceful
ˈtʃɑːnsfʊl
disgraceful
dɪsˈɡreɪsfʊl
distressful
dɪsˈtrɛsfʊl
forceful
ˈfɔːsfʊl
glassful
ˈɡlɑːsfʊl
graceful
ˈɡreɪsfʊl
houseful
ˈhaʊsfʊl
peaceful
ˈpiːsfʊl
pressful
ˈprɛsfʊl
purposeful
ˈpɜːpəsfʊl
remorseful
rɪˈmɔːsfʊl
resourceful
rɪˈzɔːsfʊl
suspenseful
səˈspɛnsfʊl
ungraceful
ʌnˈɡreɪsfʊl
unsuccessful
ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl
unuseful
ʌnˈjuːsfʊl
useful
ˈjuːsfʊl
wineglassful
ˈwaɪnˌɡlɑːsfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCCESSFUL

success
success story
successantly
successfully
successfulness
succession
succession state
successional
successionally
successionist
successionless
successive
successively
successiveness
successless
successlessly
successlessness
successor
successoral
successorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCCESSFUL

awful
beautiful
careful
colorful
grateful
gutsful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
pitchersful
plattersful
pocketsful
powerful
satchelsful
stressful
thimblesful
tumblersful
unblissful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of successful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUCCESSFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «successful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of successful

Translation of «successful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCCESSFUL

Find out the translation of successful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of successful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «successful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成功的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exitoso
570 millions of speakers

English

successful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَاجِح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

успешный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bem-sucedido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réussi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erfolgreich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

成功した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성공한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sukses
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றிகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यशस्वी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başarılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di successo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomyślny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

успішний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu succes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετυχημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suksesvolle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

framgångsrik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vellykket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of successful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSFUL»

The term «successful» is very widely used and occupies the 2.822 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCESSFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about successful

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUCCESSFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word successful.
1
Andy Behrman
Friends and family were convinced I was functioning just fine because I was efficient, productive and successful - who wouldn't be working twenty hour days? I had everybody fooled with my illness.
2
Jeff Bezos
We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and they're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.
3
Michael Ian Black
All the work that I do, whether or not it ends up being commercially successful or not, feels like the most important thing to me while I'm doing it. I try to take something away from every project, and so they all feel like milestones for one reason or another.
4
Nicholas Brendon
It's funny, when you become an actor and you're successful, they don't want to talk about acting any more. 'Hey let's talk about that stuff you were fired from.'
5
H. Rap Brown
To be successful in struggle requires remembrance of the Creator and the doing of good deeds. This is important because successful struggle demands that there be a kind of social consciousness. There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together.
6
Max Burns
If you get through the primary and you work very hard for three months and you're not successful, you go back to being normal. The only thing that changes your life forever is if you win.
7
Norbert Leo Butz
I was in the original cast of 'Wicked', and that got a bad review in 'The New York Times,' and it's the most successful thing that's ever been put onstage.
8
Will Carling
This work is the result of a meeting of minds from two of the most successful men in their respective fields.
9
Diane Cilento
My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say.
10
Henry Cloud
Every human being must have boundaries in order to have successful relationships or a successful performance in life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCESSFUL»

Discover the use of successful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to successful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Successful Time Management
Now in its thrid edition, this essential guide will help you minimize time-wasting and interruptions, and focus on the priority tasks that will lead to success in your job and career.
Patrick Forsyth, 2013
2
How to Run a Successful Design Business: The New ...
Whether you're experienced or just starting out, How to Run a Successful Design Business: The New Professional Practice covers everything owners and managers of design firms need to know.
Shan Preddy, 2011
3
The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic ...
The book's five-stage model of the internship process--anticipation, disillusionment, confrontation, competence, and culmination--places the material in a meaningful framework that lends structure to students' understanding of the work they ...
H. Sweitzer, Mary King, 2008
4
10 Steps to Successful Strategic Planning
Loaded with worksheets, exercises, tips, tools, checklists, and other easy-to-use and interactive learning aids, this book walks you through the process from beginning to end.
Susan Barksdale, Teri Lund, 2006
5
Successful Writing at Work: Concise Edition
Based on the successful parent text, SUCCESSFUL WRITING AT WORK, Ninth Edition, SUCCESSFUL WRITING AT WORK, Concise Third Edition, maintains a practical approach, an abundance of realistic situations and problems, real-world examples, and ...
Philip Kolin, 2011
6
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
" Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations ...
Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras, 2002
7
Successful Aging: Perspectives from the Behavioral Sciences
More and more people live into old age. This demographic revolution underscores the fact that old age is the last uncharted and unattended phase of the life cycle.
Paul B. Baltes, Margret M. Baltes, 1993
8
The Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies
Explains the purpose of a business plan, describes each step in creating an effective plan, and includes advice on obtaining financing.
Rhonda Abrams, Rhonda M. Abrams, 2003
9
Being Successful As an Engineer
This text is designed to help the young engineer make the transition from student to practicing professional.
William Henry Roadstrum, 2003
10
Successful IT Outsourcing: From Choosing a Provider to ...
This book provides practical guidance on how to get the most from an outsourced IT service. It combines relevant background information with practical guidance.
Elizabeth Sparrow, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCESSFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term successful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
15 people who prove you don't have to wake up early to be successful
Look up habits of successful people, and one thing comes up over and over: Successful people wake up early. But before you attempt to reprogram your sleepy ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
8 traits the world's most successful people share
Each person's path to success may be unique, but there are many commonalities among the world's most successful people. For his book, "The 8 Traits ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
24 successful people who wake up really (really) early
They say the early bird catches the worm, and research suggests there might be some truth to the old adage. Waking up with (or before) the sun allows ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
4
5 Things You'll Never Hear From a Successful Entrepreneur
The most successful entrepreneurs are open to new ideas and inspiration no matter where they come from. They're willing to listen to customer complaints and ... «Entrepreneur, Jun 15»
5
Instead of Skipping Lunch Do What Successful People Do
Many skip lunch altogether. But the most successful entrepreneurs deliberately use their lunch break to their benefit, whether it is to enhance their relationships, ... «Entrepreneur, Jun 15»
6
12 Habits That Set Ultra Successful People Apart
TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we've found that ultra successful people have a lot in common. In particular, 90% of ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
7
How Successful Candidates Steal Job Interviews
Everyone wants to build a successful career: To get promoted, to gain new responsibility ... Just don't be surprised that the road to success requires dedication, ... «Pulse, May 15»
8
Surprising Secrets of Successful Second-Act Career Changers
Most older workers who seek career changes are successful, especially if they use skills from their previous careers, according to a new report out Thursday ... «TIME, Apr 15»
9
6 traits successful entrepreneurs share
Summer Suleiman covers entrepreneurship as the Blackstone correspondent at The Idea Village, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs in New Orleans. «CNN, Mar 15»
10
What is successful aging? Gerontologists still trying to reach …
happy grandfather with daughter and grandson Feb. 16, 2015 – The debate over defining “successful aging” is raging again among the professionals in the field ... «SeniorJournal.com, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Successful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/successful>. May 2024 ».
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