1 [U] ~ (in sth / in doing sth) the fact that you have achieved sth that you want and have been trying to do or get; the fact of becoming rich or famous or of getting a high social position:
What's the secret of your success? * I didn't have much success in finding a job. * Confidence is the key to success. * commercial / economic / electoral success * Their plan will probably meet with little success. * She was surprised by the book's success (= that it had sold a lot of copies). * They didn't have much success in life.
2 [C] a person or thing that has achieved a good result and been successful:
The party was a big success. * He's proud of his daughter's successes. * She wasn't a success as a teacher. * He was determined to make a success of the business.
OPPFAILURE
IDIOMS see ROARING, SUCCEED, SWEETadj.
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