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succeed [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səkˈsiːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səkˈsid/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sək sēd′) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | English synonyms | English Collocations | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025suc•ceed /səkˈsid/USA pronunciation v.
  1. to end according to one's desire:[no object]Our efforts succeeded.
  2. to accomplish what is intended:[no object;(~ + in + object/verb-ing)]We succeeded in our efforts to start the car.
  3. to attain success in a recognized form, such as wealth or standing:[no object]voted most likely to succeed.
  4. to follow or replace another in some rank, office, authority, etc.: [~ + to + object]He succeeded to the throne after the death of the queen.[~ + object]He succeeded his mother to the throne.
  5. to come next after something else in a series; follow:[~ + object]one movement succeeding another.
See -ceed-.
    succeed is a verb, success is a noun, successful is an adjective, successfully is an adverb:She wants to succeed in business. She wants success in life. She is a successful businesswoman. She dealt with the latest financial crisis successfully.
 WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025suc•ceed (sək sēd′),USA pronunciation v.i.
  1. to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result:Our efforts succeeded.
  2. to thrive, prosper, grow, or the like:Grass will not succeed in this dry soil.
  3. to accomplish what is attempted or intended:We succeeded in our efforts to start the car.
  4. to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing:The class voted him the one most likely to succeed.
  5. to follow or replace another by descent, election, appointment, etc. (often fol. by to).
  6. to come next after something else in an order or series.
v.t.
  1. to come after and take the place of, as in an office or estate.
  2. to come next after in an order or series, or in the course of events; follow.
  • Latin succēdere to go (from) under, follow, prosper, equivalent. to suc- suc- + cēdere to go (see cede)
  • Middle English succeden 1325–75
suc•ceed′a•ble, adj. suc•ceed′er, n.
    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.
    1. –4. fail. 8. precede.
 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: succeed /səkˈsiːd/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired
  2. (intransitive) to happen in the manner desired: the plan succeeded
  3. (intransitive) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field
  4. when intr, often followed by to: to come next in order (after someone or something)
  5. when intr, often followed by to: to take over an office, post, etc (from a person)
  6. (intransitive) usually followed by to: to come into possession (of property, etc); inherit
  7. (intransitive) to have a result according to a specified manner: the plan succeeded badly
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin succēdere to follow after, from sub- after + cēdere to gosucˈceeder n sucˈceedingly adv 'succeed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): bet - bring off - capture - carry - come off - do for - do-or-die - edgeways - fadge - fancied - get - get through - grade - heir apparent - heir presumptive - inherit - inheritance - leg - lock - long - manage - mark - muddle through - negotiate - odds-on - prevail - primogeniture - prosper - pull off - recover - reversion - scramble - scrape through - shoo-in - speed - succedaneum - success - succession - supersede - sure-fire - take - time - waltz - win - winner - abortive - accede - aggressive - anxiety - ascend In Lists: Top 2000 English words, PET Vocabulary List - S, KeyNote01.1(Intermediate), more...Synonyms: be successful, prosper, flourish, prevail, triumph, more...Collocations: succeed in [school, your career, business, life], succeed in the [interview, competition], succeed in [getting, winning, making, doing, creating, asking], more...

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