successfully
adv.in a way that achieves the result you wanted. You use this when you finish a task well or reach a goal.
adv.in a manner that achieves a desired aim or result.
“She successfully finished the difficult race.”
“The surgical team successfully performed the operation, and the patient is now recovering in a stable condition.”
“By integrating diverse data sets, the researchers successfully identified the underlying cause of the phenomenon that had puzzled the scientific community for decades.”
Typically placed before the main verb or at the end of the clause.
Learners often use the adverb 'successfully' where the adjective 'successful' is required after the verb 'to be'.
Usage successfully apply · successfully carry · successfully combine
From successful + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.