succeed

Definition of succeed in English English dictionary: To support; to prosper; to promote; To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant; To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of
Autumn succeeds summer.; To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to; To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue; To go under cover; To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve; To fall heir to; to inherit; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; {v} to follow in order, prosper, turn out; If you succeed another person, you are the next person to have their job or position. David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1 The present ruler, Prince Rainier III, succeeded to the throne on 9 May 1949; If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it. We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking fail; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won; Surrey University Centre for Commonwealth and European Education and Development, UK; {f} prosper; achieve, attain; come after, follow; take the place of; inherit; To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer; To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; often with to; come next, take a person's place after they die (e g Elizabeth I succeeded her sister Mary as queen); To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded; Someone who succeeds gains a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics. the skills and qualities needed to succeed in small and medium-sized businesses. fail; be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won; If one thing is succeeded by another thing, the other thing happens or comes after it. A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer -- and more agonising -- period of haggling over the fate of the family; If something succeeds, it works in a satisfactory way or has the result that is intended. a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to succeed. fail; A goal is said to have succeeded if it has been proven; win out
succeed to the crown: take possession of the royal throne, become King
succeed to the throne: inherit the throne, become King
most likely to succeed: Selected as most likely to be successful among a group of young people, such as a school class
succeed.: get there
He's having trouble completing the Sudoku, but he'll get there eventually.
succeeder: One who succeeds (follows after); a successor
succeeder: One who succeeds (achieves a positive outcome); a winner
succeeding: Following, next in order
succeeded: did it
succeeder: {n} one who suceeds, one who prospers
did not succeed: was unsuccessful, did not turn out as was hoped for, did not go over well
didn't succeed: did not turn out as was hoped for, did not go over well, didn't work
everything you need to succeed: all the (ability, help, etc.) that one needs to become a success
succeeder: {i} one who succeeds, one who prospers
succeeder: A successor
succeeding: coming after something else
succeeding: present participle of succeed
succeeding: coming after or following
succeeding: The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence
succeeding: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
succeeds: third-person singular of succeed

succeed

Hyphenation

suc·ceed

Turkish pronunciation

sıksid

Synonyms

accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive, avail, benefit, be successful, carry off, come off, conquer, distance, do all right, do the trick, earn, flourish

Antonyms

precede, fail, fall on one's face

Pronunciation

/səkˈsēd/ /səkˈsiːd/

Etymology

[ s&k-sEd ] (verb.) 14th century. From Old French succeder, from Latin succedere (“to go under, go from under, come under, approach, follow, take the place of, receive by succession, prosper, be successful”)