(succeed+in+doing)

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• 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 — suc|ceed W2S3 [səkˈsi:d] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: succedere to go up, follow after, succeed , from sub near + cedere to go ] 1.) to do what you tried or wanted to do ▪ She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest, and she… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• succeed — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to come after ) to succeed as (she succeeded me as treasurer) 2) (D; intr.) to succeed in (to succeed in doing smt.; to succeed in business) 3) (D; intr.) to succeed to ( to inherit ) (to succeed to the throne) * * * [sək siːd]… …   Combinatory 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 [səkˈsiːd] / US [səkˈsɪd] verb Word forms succeed : present tense I/you/we/they succeed he/she/it succeeds present participle succeeding past tense succeeded past participle succeeded 1) a) [intransitive] to achieve something that you planned… …   English dictionary

• succeed — suc|ceed [ sək sid ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to achieve something that you planned to do or attempted to do: We all want to make the peace process succeed. succeed in (doing) something: We finally succeeded in getting Marjorie up the stairs. a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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

• succeed — [15] To succeed someone is etymologically to ‘go next to them’, hence to follow them. The word comes via Old French succeder from Latin succēdere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘under’ (used here in the sense ‘next below’, hence… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• succeed — [15] To succeed someone is etymologically to ‘go next to them’, hence to follow them. The word comes via Old French succeder from Latin succēdere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub ‘under’ (used here in the sense ‘next below’, hence… …   Word origins

• have an even chance (of doing something) — phrase to be equally likely to succeed or fail in doing something The Democrats probably have an even chance of holding on to that seat. Thesaurus: involving both successes and failuressynonym Main entry: even * * * have an even ˈchance (of doing …   Useful english dictionary

• set\ one's\ heart\ on\ doing\ smth — v. phr. To want very much. He set his heart on that bike. To be very desirous of; hope very much to succeed in. Used with a verbal noun. He set his heart on winning the race …   Словарь американских идиом