successful

  • 11successful — suc|cess|ful [ sək sesfəl ] adjective *** achieving the result that you want: The successful candidates will be given extensive training. very/highly/extremely successful: a highly successful peacekeeping operation successful in (doing) something …

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  • 12successful */*/*/ — UK [səkˈsesf(ə)l] / US [səkˈsesfəl] adjective achieving the result that you want The successful candidates will be given extensive training. very/highly/extremely successful: a highly successful peacekeeping operation successful in (doing)… …

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  • 13successful — adjective 1 having the effect or result you intended: Well, it wasn t a very successful meeting. | successful in doing sth: Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind? 2 a successful business, film etc makes a lot of money: The show …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14successful — adj. 1) highly successful 2) successful at, in; with (successful in business) * * * [sək sesf(ə)l] in with (successful in business) highly successful successful at …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 15successful*/*/*/ — [səkˈsesf(ə)l] adj 1) achieving the result that you want Ant: unsuccessful The team has had a highly successful season.[/ex] We have been very successful in attracting top quality candidates.[/ex] 2) a successful person does well in their career… …

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  • 16successful — adjective 1) what can we do to make this campaign successful? Syn: victorious, triumphant; fortunate, lucky; effective; informal socko, in like Flynn 2) a successful designer Syn: prosperous, affluent, wealthy, rich; …

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  • 17successful — adjective Date: 1588 1. resulting or terminating in success < a successful attempt > 2. gaining or having gained success < a successful investor > • successfully adverb • successfulness noun …

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  • 18successful — adjective 1) a successful designer Syn: prosperous, affluent, wealthy, rich, famous, eminent, top, respected 2) successful companies Syn: flourishing, thriving, booming …

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  • 19successful — adjective Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; prosperous; fortunate; happy a successful use of medicine Syn: efficacious, effective …

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  • 20successful —   Holo i mua, holomua.   Also: holopono, holo le a, lele pono, pono, loa a, ho oholo i mua, kūle a, lālāwai, ka aka ahiki, ulupono.   See sayings, aki2, uene1, top.     Our work is successful, ua pono kā kāua hana …

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