{
    "term": "successful",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "achieving your aims or what was intended",
            "sensetop": "successful in somethingsuccessful in somethingsuccessful at somethingsuccessful at doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The experiment was entirely successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We congratulated them on the successful completion of the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's always been **highly successful** in his work.",
                    "contextForm": "successful in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were successful in winning the contract.",
                    "contextForm": "successful in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "No one can be successful at everything.",
                    "contextForm": "successful at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wasn't very successful at keeping the news secret.",
                    "contextForm": "successful at doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The alliance was ultimately successful in getting its message across."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The operation was only partially successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their attempts had not been entirely successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope the party will be successful in the elections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning is the only way they can feel successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had a phenomenally successful period as manager."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had been successful at every job he had done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has been successful in controlling costs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I received a letter saying that my application had been successful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police became more successful at clearing up crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The successful candidate will be responsible for a large research project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is one of the most successful advertising campaigns in recent history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Further tests proved successful."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "appear"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having become popular and/or made a lot of money",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The play was very successful on Broadway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a successful actor/businessman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has had a long and **successful career** in television."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has had another successful year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What makes a new product successful?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has appeared in some of the most popular and successful films of the last couple of decades."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Successful businesses are built by strong teams."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The show was wildly successful."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "appear"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səkˈsesfl/",
                "audio": "su/successful/successful__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səkˈsesfl/",
                "audio": "su/successful/successful__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}