adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand:/səkˈses.fə.li/
CMU ARPABET:S AH0 K S EH1 S F AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a successful manner; with success; without failing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He successfully climbed the mountain.
They successfully completed their project together.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
with success; in a successful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she performed the surgery successfully
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsuccessfully
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English successful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English successfully From successful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بِنَجَاحٍ
(binajāḥin)
— in a successful manner
Czech:
úspěšně
— in a successful manner
Dutch:
met succes
— in a successful manner
Esperanto:
sukcese
— in a successful manner
Estonian:
edukalt
— in a successful manner
Finnish:
onnistuneesti
— in a successful manner
Finnish:
menestyksellisesti
— in a successful manner
French:
avec succès
— in a successful manner
Georgian:
წარმატებულად
(c̣armaṭebulad)
— in a successful manner
German:
erfolgreich
— in a successful manner
Greek:
επιτυχώς
(epitychós)
— in a successful manner
Hungarian:
sikeresen
— in a successful manner
Italian:
con successo
— in a successful manner
Lithuanian:
sėkmingai
— in a successful manner
Portuguese:
com sucesso
— in a successful manner
Russian:
успе́шно
(uspéšno)
— in a successful manner