success
part of speech
noun (success, uncountable; a success, successes)
meaning for a pupil
1) Success is doing what you wanted or tried to do. tree →
2) A success is something that goes well or works, like a party that is a success. tree →
3) Success can mean being famous, rich or doing well in life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Samuel, success means that David prospered because "the LORD was with him." Interpretation: Tradition reads David's success as coming from God's help, not only skill. It also stirs Saul's fear and jealousy. In the primary lessons: In school, success comes from effort, practice and learning from mistakes; teachers celebrate each success. In stories, the hero's success comes after many failures. Phrases: «be a success», «a great success», «with success», «the key to success», «success story».
examples
- And David had great success in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. (Prophets 1SA.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him. (Prophets 1SA.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David went out; whithersoever Saul sent him, he had good success; and Saul set him over the men of war; and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. (Prophets 1SA.18.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The school fair was a huge success. tree →
- Practice is the key to success. tree →
- We celebrated our team's success. tree →
- Her first try was not a success, but the second was. tree →
- The experiment ended in success. tree →
- Success feels good after hard work. tree →
- The bake sale was a success: we raised 80 dollars. tree →
- In short, the Nightingale was a real success. tree →
note
Spelling: double c, double s: s-u-c-c-e-s-s. Uncountable for the idea («much success»), countable for single events («many successes»). Verb: «succeed»; adjective: «successful». Opposite: «failure». Pronounced suk-SESS.
In the corpora
- And David had great success in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
- And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him.
- Being glad for someone's success without hunting for a catch is part of being a good neighbour.
- "Deferred success" is a joking UK phrase for failure.
- Being happy for someone else's success is a skill that gets easier with practice.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «success» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.