successfully en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /səkˈses.fə.li/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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In a successful manner; with success; without failing.
He successfully climbed the mountain.
A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences.
2025 April 7, Katie Hunt, “Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf”, in CNN:They successfully completed their project together.
Traders have been successfully indoctrinated with the necessity of quick unloading - or else seeing their coal hauled away again - […]
1964 March, “Coal concentration in Birmingham”, in Modern Railways, page 152:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most successfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more successfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
task failed successfully · unsuccessfully
Synonyms
properly · efficiently · favorably · satisfactorily · agreeably · capably · proficiently · adequately · competently · satisfyingly · efficaciously
Translations (17)
it con successo (in a successful manner) · fr avec succès (in a successful manner) · el επιτυχώς (in a successful manner) · eo sukcese (in a successful manner) · pt com sucesso (in a successful manner) · nl met succes (in a successful manner) · ka წარმატებულად (in a successful manner) · de erfolgreich (in a successful manner) · es exitosamente (in a successful manner) · fi onnistuneesti (in a successful manner) · et edukalt (in a successful manner) · hu sikeresen (in a successful manner) · lt sėkmingai (in a successful manner) · fi menestyksellisesti (in a successful manner) · ar بِنَجَاحٍ (in a successful manner) · ru успе́шно (in a successful manner) · cs úspěšně (in a successful manner)