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- Dictionarysucceed/səkˈsiːd/
verb
- 1. achieve the desired aim or result: "keep trying and you will eventually succeed" Similar Opposite
- 2. take over a throne, office, or other position from: "he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister" Similar Opposite
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succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank. she succeeded her father as head of the business. ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development. after the talk a general discussion ensued.
to achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results: She’s been trying to pass her driving test for years and she finally succeeded. He succeeded in building the business into one of the leaders in its field.
Succeed definition: to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result. See examples of SUCCEED used in a sentence.
When you succeed at something, you reach a goal or do really well. If you practice speaking Arabic every day, you are likely to succeed at becoming fluent in this language. When you succeed, you achieve the result you hope for, but another way to use succeed is to describe taking over a position.
succeed. (səkˈsiːd) vb. 1. (intr) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired: he succeeded in winning. 2. (intr) to happen in the manner desired: the plan succeeded. 3. (intr) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field: to succeed in publishing.
The meaning of SUCCESS is degree or measure of succeeding. How to use success in a sentence.
1. (intransitive) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired. he succeeded in winning. 2. (intransitive) to happen in the manner desired. the plan succeeded. 3. (intransitive) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field. to succeed in publishing.
to achieve something that you have been aiming for, or (of a plan or piece of work) to have the desired results: She’s been trying to pass her driving test for years and she finally succeeded. He succeeded in building the business into one of the leaders in its field.
succeed. [intransitive] to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended Our plan succeeded. succeed in doing something He succeeded in being accepted to art school.
Definitions of 'succeed'. 1. If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it. [...] 2. If something succeeds, it works in a satisfactory way or has the result that is intended. [...] 3. Someone who succeeds gains a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics.
