successful

adjective (successful, more successful, most successful)

«successful» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Achieving what you wanted or tried to do. tree →
Having done well in life, work or business, often becoming rich or famous. tree →
Turning out well; working as planned, like a successful plan or experiment. tree →

In the lessons

At school, a successful experiment gives the result you tested for; a successful learner reaches their goal. In everyday life «successful» praises effort that worked. In stories it marks a happy ending. Phrases: «a successful attempt», «be successful in», «highly successful».

Examples

Our cake sale was very successful — we raised £120. tree →
She was successful in getting into the team. tree →
The rocket launch was successful. tree →
He became a successful writer. tree →
The rescue was successful and everyone was safe. tree →
The experiment was successful on the third try. tree →
A successful team works together. tree →
This time her scheme was successful. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: two «c»s, two «s»s, and one «l» at the end: successful. Opposite: «unsuccessful». Adverb: «successfully». Noun: «success». «Successful» is not the same as «successive» (one after another).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the legend of Abraham and Sefer Yetzirah, he looked at the world, studied it, and then his creation worked. In the primary lessons: At school, a successful experiment gives the result you tested for; a successful learner reaches their goal. In everyday life «successful» praises effort that worked. In stories it marks a happy ending. Phrases: «a successful attempt», «be successful in», «highly successful».

Examples

"When Abraham our father arose, he looked nnd saw and investigated and observed and engraved and hewed and combin- ed and formed and calculated, and his creation was successful. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «successful» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «successful» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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