notion of success
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- noun
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noción de éxito
- Traditional notions of success often blur in the bitterness of a family feud.
But I do think now that I'm aware of who I am because I've redefined my notion of success.
- But I do think now that I'm aware of who I am because I've redefined my notion of success.
Examples
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In addition, there are gender-based differences in the notion of success.
Academic text (2005) -
At the moment, our society's notion of success is largely composed of two parts, money and power.
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When you get to the current wave of Brit artists, you see that almost the only notion of success they have seems to be a financial one.
Blog text (22) -
In today's world, many people believe that achieving happiness is a key part of their notion of success.
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Her notion of success includes not just wealth, but also personal fulfillment and happiness.
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Different cultures have their own unique notion of success, reflecting their values and priorities.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase combining 'notion' (an idea) with 'of success' (the content or topic), so its meaning 'an idea about what success is' is directly derived from the constituent words. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily understand it.
Etymology
Notion of success paints a simple picture: a notion is like a small idea or picture in your head, and success is reaching a goal. So the phrase means 'the particular idea or belief someone has about what it means to be successful'.