succeed

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

▪ The book succeeds beautifully in presenting the problem before us.

▪ The plan succeeded pretty well.

▪ not quite

▪ nearly

▪ They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the building.

▪ completely, fully, truly

▪ largely, mostly

▪ We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims.

▪ partially, partly

▪ rarely

▪ This option has rarely succeeded in recent years.

▪ eventually, finally, ultimately

▪ apparently

▪ academically

▪ the pressure on children to succeed academically

VERB + SUCCEED

▪ be likely to, be unlikely to

▪ The appeal is unlikely to succeed.

▪ be determined to, hope to, want to

▪ No company can hope to succeed at everything.

▪ attempt to, try to

▪ manage to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪ to succeed against serious opposition

▪ at

▪ She can teach you how to succeed at tennis.

▪ in

▪ We succeeded in repairing the engine.

▪ with

▪ hints on how to succeed with interior design

2 have a job/position after sb else

VERB + SUCCEED

▪ appoint sb to, elect sb to (esp. BrE)

▪ He was appointed to succeed Solti as head of the orchestra.

▪ be tipped to (esp. BrE)

▪ be expected to

▪ He was expected to succeed Jack Smith as CEO when he retired.

PREPOSITION

▪ as

▪ He was widely tipped to succeed her as leader of the party.

▪ to

▪ Elizabeth succeeded to the throne in 1558.

Succeed is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑appeal, ↑attack, ↑attempt, ↑bid, ↑business, ↑campaign, ↑effort, ↑enterprise, ↑mission, ↑movement, ↑plan, ↑scheme, ↑strategy, ↑tactic

Succeed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑father

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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 , v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] If the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — Suc*ceed , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ[ e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.] 1. To follow in order; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succeed — 1 *follow, ensue, supervene Analogous words: displace, supplant, replace, supersede Antonyms: precede 2 Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish can mean to attain or to be attaining a desired end. Succeed (see also FOLLOW) implies little more than… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
succeed — [sək sēd′] vi. [ME succeden < L succedere, to go beneath or under, follow after < sub , under + cedere, to go: see CEDE] 1. a) to come next after another; follow; ensue b) to follow another into office, possession, etc., as by election,… … English World dictionary
succeed — late 14c., come next after, take the place of another, from O.Fr. succeder (14c.), from L. succedere come after, go near to, from sub next to, after + cedere go, move (see CEDE (Cf. cede)). Meaning to continue, endure is from early 15c. The sense … Etymology dictionary
succeed — When it means ‘to be successful’, succeed is followed by in + an ing form, not (unlike fail) by to: • Some local preservation enthusiasts succeeded in getting the house listed as of architectural and historic interest E. Lemarchand, 1972 … Modern English usage
succeed — [v1] attain good outcome accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive, avail, benefit, be successful, carry off*, come off*, conquer, distance, do all right*, do the trick*, earn, flourish, fulfill, gain, get, get to the top*, grow famous, hit*, make a… … New thesaurus
succeed to — index inherit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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

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