Success, failure and difficulty
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The document discusses success, failure, and difficulty. It provides examples of phrases using words related to succeeding such as "manage to do something", "succeed in doing something", and "achieve goals". Examples of phrases about failing include "plans go wrong" and "companies fold". The document also gives examples of phrases involving difficulty, such as "it's hard to do something", "have trouble doing something", and "can you cope with...". Finally, it presents a matrix of words related to succeeding and their word classes.
Success, failure and difficulty
- 1. Success, failure and difficulty *Image by 7853994@N03 via Flickr
- 2. Succeeding • I managed to contact him just before he left his office. manage to do something *Image by 74207111@N00 via Flickr
- 3. Succeeding • I don’t think I can manage the whole walk. I think I'll turn back. manage something *Image by 10956352@N04 via Flickr
- 4. Succeeding • We succeeded in persuading a lot of people to join our protest. succeed in doing something *Image by 46397897@N03 via Flickr
- 5. Succeeding • We've achieved / accomplished a great deal in the last three years achieve / accomplish + quantifier
- 6. Succeeding • The company has achieved all its goals / aims / targets for this year achieve goals reach objectives meet targets *Image by 64386887@N08 via Flickr
- 7. Succeeding • D'you think his plan will come off? (succeed, informal) *Image by 67956735@N00 via Flickr
- 8. Matrix for some collocations with ‘succeeding’ verbs reach attain secure realise fulfil achieve an ambition a dream an agreement an obligation a target a compromise a goal
- 9. Failing • Plans and projects often go wrong or misfire (don't turn out as intended) *Image by 9197840@N02 via Flickr
- 10. Failing • Companies, clubs and societies often fold through lack of success (close down) *Image by 24177197@N00 via Flickr
- 12. Failing • All your plans and hard work / efforts may come to nothing / fall through *Image via Bing
- 14. Difficulty • It's hard / difficult to hear what's she's saying hard /difficult to do something
- 15. Difficulty • I often have trouble starting the car on cold mornings have trouble doing something *Image via Bing
- 16. Difficulty • We've had a lot of bother with the neighbors lately *Image via Bing
- 17. Difficulty • Can you cope with three more students? They've just arrived. *Image via Bing
- 18. Difficulty • I've no money, my girlfriend's left me; I need help; I just can't cope any more *Image via Bing
- 19. Word classes verb noun adjective adverb succeed success successful successfully accomplish accomplishment accomplished achieve achievement achievable attain attainment attainable fulfill fulfillment fulfilling hard hard