succeeding

Definition of succeeding in English English dictionary: Following, next in order; Present participle of succeed; coming after something else; coming after or following; The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence; (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
succeeding(a): coming after or following
succeed: To support; to prosper; to promote
succeed: To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful
succeed: Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant
succeed: To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of
Autumn succeeds summer.
succeed: 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
succeed: to accomplish what is attempted or intended
succeed: {v} to follow in order, prosper, turn out
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
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succeed: {f} prosper; achieve, attain; come after, follow; take the place of; inherit
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
succeed: To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve
succeed: To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue
succeed: To go under cover
succeed: come next, take a person's place after they die (e g Elizabeth I succeeded her sister Mary as queen)
succeed: To fall heir to; to inherit
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
succeed: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
succeed: 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
succeed: A goal is said to have succeeded if it has been proven
succeed: win out