succeed

[ suhk-seed ]

/ səkˈsid /

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verb (used without object)

to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.

to thrive, prosper, grow, or the like: Grass will not succeed in this dry soil.

to accomplish what is attempted or intended: We succeeded in our efforts to start the car.

to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing: The class voted him the one most likely to succeed.

to follow or replace another by descent, election, appointment, etc. (often followed by to).

to come next after something else in an order or series.

verb (used with object)

to come after and take the place of, as in an office or estate.

to come next after in an order or series, or in the course of events; follow.

Origin of succeed

1325–75; Middle English succeden < Latin succēdere to go (from) under, follow, prosper, equivalent to suc- suc- + cēdere to go (see cede)

SYNONYMS FOR succeed

1–4 Succeed, flourish, prosper, thrive mean to do well. To succeed is to turn out well, to attain a goal: It is everyone's wish to succeed in life. To flourish is to give evidence of success or a ripe development of power, reputation, etc.: Culture flourishes among free people. To prosper is to achieve and enjoy material success: He prospered but was still discontented. Thrive suggests vigorous growth and development such as results from natural vitality or favorable conditions: The children thrived in the sunshine.

5 See follow.

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ANTONYMS FOR succeed

1–4 fail.

8 precede.

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OTHER WORDS FROM succeed

suc·ceed·a·ble, adjective suc·ceed·er, noun un·suc·ceed·ed, adjective

Words nearby succeed

suc-, succah, succedaneum, succedent, succedent house, succeed, succeeding, succentor, success, success story, successful

Example sentences from the Web for succeeded

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.

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It was a Republican Congress working with a Democratic president that succeeded in passing the welfare reform bill the first time.

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Ironically, Trotter had succeeded in tightening a censorship bill but failed to stop the movie.

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Watchers of the Sky examines the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the man who succeeded in making genocide an international crime.

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And, as with most things the artist set out doing, he succeeded.

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We had succeeded beyond his expectations, and the correctness of his original theory had been fully demonstrated.

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She found herself wondering how it could have succeeded in coming that distance.

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Reaching Carlisle, he succeeded in getting his name entered for the head prize.

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Monsieur Letellier soon retired, and was succeeded by Monsieur de Reusse.

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It may be nuts to him and Mr. Arrowsmith to know that they have succeeded in driving my name out of the "N. & Q."

Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for succeeded

succeed

/ (səkˈsiːd) /

verb

(intr) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired he succeeded in winning

(intr) to happen in the manner desired the plan succeeded

(intr) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field to succeed in publishing

(when intr, often foll by to) to come next in order (after someone or something)

(when intr, often foll by to) to take over an office, post, etc (from a person) he succeeded to the vice presidency

(intr usually foll by to) to come into possession (of property, etc); inherit

(intr) to have a result according to a specified manner the plan succeeded badly

(intr) to devolve upon the estate succeeded to his son

Derived forms of succeed

succeedable, adjective succeeder, noun succeeding, adjective succeedingly, adverb

Word Origin for succeed

C15: from Latin succēdere to follow after, from sub- after + cēdere to go

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