successful
/səkˈsɛsfʊl/
US pronunciation
American sound/səkˈsɛsfʊl/
səkˈsɛsfʊl
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sək - ˈsɛsfʊl -> successful
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ [U] အောင်မြင်မှု။ အနိုင်ရခြင်း။ He's hoping to make a success of the business. ❍ The race ended in success for (ie was won by) the Irish horse. ❍ I haven't had much success in finding a job.
၂။ [C] အောင်မြင်သူ။ အောင်မြင်မှု။ He wasn't a success as a teacher. ❍ Her rapid rise to the top has been one of the film industry's most remarkable success stories.
❏ successful /-fl/ adj အောင်မြင်သော။
a successful business woman/career/plan
❍ My final attempt to fix it was successful.
❏ successfully /-fǝli/ adv အောင်အောင်မြင်မြင်။
More examples
- Thorough preparation will increase your chances of success.
- The school has had a lot of success with its basic literacy programme.
- [success of] : The success of the campaign depends heavily on the work of volunteers.
- [success in (doing) something] : How do you explain their success in reducing violent crime?
- [little/limited/mixed/moderate success] : I’ve had mixed success preparing the dish in the microwave.
- [success rate] : A fertility treatment with a success rate of around 60%
- Our department has had several impressive successes in the past year.
- [a big/great/huge success] : The party was a huge success.
- [make a success of something] : She set up her own business and made a success of it.
- Jorie enjoyed great success with her second book of poems.
- Advertising has played a big part in the restaurant’s success.
- She turned out to be a success at marketing.
- [an overnight success] : The band became an overnight success.
Synonyms
achievement, accomplishment, victory, triumph, advance, arrival, ascendancy, attainment, bed of roses, benefit, big hit, boom, clover, consummation, do well, easy street, eminence, fame, favorable outcome, feat, flying colors, fortune, fruition, gain, good luck, good times, grand slam, gravy train, happiness, happy days, hit, killing, lap of luxury, laugher, maturation, profit, progress, prosperity, realization, reward, savvy, sensation, snap, star, strike, success story, successfulness, walkaway, walkover, win, winner, éclat
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