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    succeed
    /səkˈsiːd/

    verb

    • 1. achieve the desired aim or result: "keep trying and you will eventually succeed" Similar triumphbe victoriousachieve successbe successfulOpposite failfailflop
    • 2. take over a throne, office, or other position from: "he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister" Similar replacetake the place oftake over fromcome afterOpposite precede

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUCCEED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to take an official job or position after someone else: He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. When the Queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. to come after another person or thing in time: In the weeks that succeeded, five more patients showed similar symptoms.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › succeedSucceed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SUCCEED is to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate; especially : to inherit sovereignty, rank, or title. How to use succeed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Succeed.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › succeedSucceed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you succeed at something, you reach a goal or do really well. If you practice speaking Arabic every day, you are likely to succeed at becoming fluent in this language.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUCCESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SUCCESS definition: 1. the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for: 2. something that achieves positive results…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUCCEED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you succeed another person, you are the next person to have their job or position. David is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1. [VERB noun] George III succeeded to the throne in 1760. [VERB + to] Synonyms: take over from, replace, oust, supersede More Synonyms of succeed.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › succeedSUCCEED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Succeed definition: to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result. See examples of SUCCEED used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsucceed verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [intransitive] to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended. Our plan succeeded. Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck. succeed in doing something He succeeded in getting a place at art school.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › succeedSucceed - definition of succeed by The Free Dictionary

    succeed. ( səkˈsiːd) vb. 1. ( intr) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired: he succeeded in winning. 2. ( intr) to happen in the manner desired: the plan succeeded. 3. ( intr) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field: to succeed in publishing.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › successSuccess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SUCCESS is degree or measure of succeeding. How to use success in a sentence. degree or measure of succeeding; favorable or desired outcome; also : the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence; one that succeeds…

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › succeedsucceed | meaning of succeed in Longman Dictionary of...

    succeed meaning, definition, what is succeed: to do what you tried or wanted to do: Learn more.