succeed+(verb)

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• succeed — ► VERB 1) achieve an aim or purpose. 2) attain fame, wealth, or social status. 3) take over an office, title, etc., from (someone). 4) become the new rightful holder of an office, title, etc. 5) come after and take the place of. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

• succeed — verb 1 manage to achieve what you want; do well ADVERB ▪ admirably, beautifully (esp. AmE), brilliantly, marvellously/marvelously (esp. AmE), well, wildly (esp. AmE), wonderfully ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• succeed — suc·ceed /sək sēd/ vi 1: to come next after another in office or position 2 a: to take something by succession succeed ed to his mother s estate b: to acquire the rights, obligations, and charges of a decedent in property comprising an estate …   Law dictionary

• succeed — verb Etymology: Middle English succeden, from Anglo French succeeder, from Latin succedere to go up, follow after, succeed, from sub near + cedere to go more at sub Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to come next after another in office… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• succeed — verb 1 NOT FAIL (I) to do what you have tried or wanted to do: I m sure you ll succeed if you work hard. | succeed in doing sth: Negotiators have not yet succeeded in establishing a cease fire. | succeed only in doing sth (=fail and do the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• succeed — UK US /səkˈsiːd/ verb ► [I] if you succeed, you achieve something that you have been trying to do or get, and if a plan or a piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted: succeed in sth »He is determined to succeed in the property… …   Financial and business terms

• succeed — verb 1》 achieve an aim or purpose.     ↘attain fame, wealth, or social status. 2》 take over an office, title, etc. from (someone).     ↘(often succeed to) become the new rightful holder of an office, title, etc. 3》 come after and take the place… …   English new terms dictionary

• succeed — verb a) To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of. The kings eldest son succeeds his father on the throne. b) To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or… …   Wiktionary

• succeed — verb 1) Darwin succeeded where others had failed Syn: triumph, achieve success, be successful, do well, flourish, thrive; informal make it, make the grade, make a name for oneself Ant: fail 2) the plan succeeded …   Thesaurus of popular words

• succeed — verb 1) Darwin finally succeeded Syn: triumph, achieve success, be successful, do well, flourish, thrive; informal make it, make the grade 2) the plan succeeded Syn: be successful, turn out well, work (out) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• succeed — [[t]səksi͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦ succeeds, succeeding, succeeded 1) VERB If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it. [V in ing/n] We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense... [V in ing/n] Some people… …   English dictionary