Standard Lemma guide

successfully

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Spanish: exitosamente — in a successful manner
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