succeed

(sək-sēd')

v., -ceed·ed, -ceed·ing, -ceeds.

v.intr.

1. To come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position: She succeeded to the throne.
2. To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson).
3. Obsolete. To devolve upon a person by way of inheritance.

v.tr.

1. To come after in time or order; follow.
2. To come after and take the place of. See synonyms at follow.

[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cēdere, to go.]

succedent suc·ce'dent (sək-sēd'nt) adj.
succeeder suc·ceed'er n.

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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.

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verb

1. To occur after in time: ensue, follow, supervene. Idioms: followonuponthe heels of. See precede/follow, time.
2. To gain success: arrive, get ahead, get on, go far, rise. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See thrive/fail/exist.
3. To turn out well: come off, go, go over, pan out, work, work out. Slang click. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: accomplish
Antonyms: fail

v

Definition: come after; take the place of
Antonyms: precede

IN BRIEF: To accomplish what was attempted or intended.

If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom. — A. de Saint-Exupery

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Common misspelling(s) of succeed

• suceed
• seceed

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - have succes, lykkes, være heldig, slå igennem
v. tr. - efterfølge, have succes, gennemføre, lykkes, være heldig, følge, afløse, slå igennem

Nederlands (Dutch)
slagen, lukken, opvolgen, volgen

Français (French)
v. intr. - réussir, succéder à
v. tr. - succéder à, suivre

Deutsch (German)
v. - Erfolg haben, gelingen, folgen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιτυγχάνω, πετυχαίνω, κατορθώνω, καταφέρνω, διαδέχομαι, κληρονομώ

Italiano (Italian)
riuscire, susseguire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ter sucesso

Русский (Russian)
достигнуть цели, преуспевать, суметь сделать что-л., следовать за чем-л., наследовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - conseguir, lograr, tener éxito, entrar como heredero, sucederse, seguirse, seguir, venir después, lograr su objeto, acertar, salir bien, resultar
v. tr. - suceder a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lyckas, ha framgång, gå bra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
成功, 办妥, 发迹, 获得成效, 兴旺, 继承, 接替

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 成功, 辦妥, 發跡, 獲得成效, 興旺
v. tr. - 繼承, 接替

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 성공하다, 입신하다, 이어지다
v. tr. - 계속되다, 잇따르다, 대신하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 成功する, うまくいく, 合格する, 後に続く, 続いて起こる, 取って代わる, 後を継ぐ, 継承する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينجح , يخلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הצליח, עלה יפה, בא אחרי, בא במקום, ירש, שגשג‬
v. tr. - ‮בא אחרי, ירש, בא במקום, מלך אחרי‬

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