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succeed
[ suhk-seed ]
verb (used without object)
- to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result:
Our efforts succeeded.
Antonyms:
- to thrive, prosper, grow, or the like:
Grass will not succeed in this dry soil.
Antonyms:
- to accomplish what is attempted or intended:
We succeeded in our efforts to start the car.
Antonyms:
- to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing:
The class voted him the one most likely to succeed.
Antonyms:
- 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.
Antonyms:
succeed
/ əˈː /
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
- whenintr, often foll by to to come next in order (after someone or something)
- whenintr, often foll by to to take over an office, post, etc (from a person)
he succeeded to the vice presidency
- intrusually foll byto 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
- ܳˈ岹, adjective
- ܳˈ, noun
- ܳˈ徱Բ, adverb
- ܳˈ徱Բ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܳ··· adjective
- ܳ·· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of succeed1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The wild card is whether the Rams have identified a quarterback who could succeed Stafford if the 16-year veteran retires in the next few years.
Charles got where he is today by being born, but that doesn't mean he isn't one of very few people in the world who have succeeded spectacularly in turning the public tide toward his favor.
At first sight, this proposal seems unlikely to succeed.
The play, a gripping portrayal of a Polish immigrant trying to survive and succeed in America, “is challenging, it’s biting, it’s hilarious, it’s dark, super topical,” said the actor.
The pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war is quickening but there is little clarity about where they are heading or whether they will succeed.
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