He tried to repair the engine but 'without success'. [=he was not able to repair the engine]
He will never 'succeed in' this business. [=he will never be successful in this business]
I am one of the diet clinic's 'success stories'. [=the diet clinic was able to help me]
(..) A moving buddy. If you don't have one, get one! All right, next. Oh, yes. Tuesday night's plastic corrosion awareness meeting was, I think, a big success. And we wanna thank Mr Spell for putting that on for us. -Thank you, Mr Spell. -You're welcome. Okay. Oh, yes. (..)1995 Toy Story