what does "to no success" mean?

[hoanggia]

hello everyone here,
COuld anyone explain to me the phrase" to no success" mean?

I read this in a Toeic Article .It says," ..... to no success."

Thank you all

[alawton]

Hello,

It means that you attempted something, but you failed at acheiving it.

Andrew Lawton
http://drewseslfluencylessons.com

[hoanggia]

hello Alawton,
Thanks forthe post but it doesnt seem right to this sentence " The advertising division had been working hard to come up with a brilliant idea for ensuring the product's long-term marketability to no success."'
another sentence that does not make clear sense to me is " The real estate agent was actively recruiting new tennants for the newly built office building to no success."
please elaborate more on this and any other idea is welcomed too.

[Nhung]

Same Alawton answer. In some sentences that you posted, the meaning is still the same.

[jessicabrest]

when you are doing something, but it's fail...

[JCloninger]

hello Alawton,
Thanks forthe post but it doesnt seem right to this sentence " The advertising division had been working hard to come up with a brilliant idea for ensuring the product's long-term marketability to no success."'

The previous answer was correct. In this context, the division attempted to find an idea but did not succeed.


another sentence that does not make clear sense to me is " The real estate agent was actively recruiting new tennants for the newly built office building to no success."
please elaborate more on this and any other idea is welcomed too.

Again, in the context, the agent attempted to recruit new tenants, but did not succeed no matter how hard he tried.