success
When you get what you want or try to do.
The accomplishment of an aim, purpose, or desired outcome.
A person or thing that does well and gets good results.
A person or thing that achieves a desired result or is considered to have done well.
The situation of having what you wanted for a long time, like money, respect, or goals.
The condition of having achieved desired aims, prosperity, or recognition over time.
- Base: success
- Plural: success, successes
make a success of [something]
1Do something successfully
To do something well and get good results from it.
- He made a real success of his new café.
- They hope to make a success of their marriage.
overnight success
1Sudden achievement of fame or goals
A person or thing that becomes very successful in a short time.
- The young singer became an overnight success after her first single.
- His app turned him into an overnight success.
path to success
1Steps toward achievement
The way or steps you take to reach your goals.
- Education is often seen as the path to success.
- Hard work and persistence are part of the path to success.
success story
1Account of someone's achievement
A story about how someone did very well and reached their goals.
- Her journey from poverty to CEO is a true success story.
- The magazine featured several local business success stories.
recipe for success
1Situation likely to bring success
A situation or plan that will probably make you successful.
- Teamwork and good planning are a recipe for success.
- Hard work and good planning are a recipe for success.
- Their strategy proved to be the perfect recipe for success.
- Her talent and dedication are a recipe for success in music.