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successful
/ əˈɛʊ /
adjective
- having succeeded in one's endeavours
- marked by a favourable outcome
- having obtained fame, wealth, etc
Derived Forms
- ܳˈڳܱԱ, noun
- ܳˈڳܱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܳ·fܱ· adverb
- ܳ·fܱ·Ա noun
- -ܳ·fܱ adjective
- half-ܳ·fܱ· adverb
- half-ܳ·fܱ·Ա noun
- ԴDzȴܳ·fܱ adjective
- nonܳ·fܱ· adverb
- ȴܳ·fܱ adjective
- preܳ·fܱ· adverb
- ܲȴ-ܳ·fܱ adjective
- quasi-ܳ·fܱ· adverb
- i·ܳ·fܱ adjective
- semi·ܳ·fܱ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of successful1
Example Sentences
A little further down the road, 18-year-old Minh, who did not want to share her last name, told us she was studying to be a lawyer so she could "become successful".
Trump is already the only president to be impeached twice, and neither attempt led to a successful removal from the Oval Office.
Kevin O'Leary, a Canadian businessman close to Trump who previously ran for the Conservative leadership, acknowledged it was a successful campaign strategy.
If the launch is successful, the team is hoping to produce the first maps within six months, and will then continue to gather data for the next five years.
Conservators working to restore the painting will now likely be in the process of documenting the extent of the damage and researching "historic successful treatments" of Rothko paintings.
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How Do You Spell Successful?
Spelling tips for successful
The word successful is hard to spell because it can be hard to know which letters are doubled. Both the c and the middle s are doubled, but the f and l are not.
How to spell successful: To be a success, you need to see (two Cs) Some Smarts (two Ss). This reminds you that success is spelled with a double C in the middle and a double S at the end. To spell successful, you add the base word (success) to the suffix -ful.
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