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   Suc·ceed

   /səkˈsēd/

   

   verb

   • 1. achieve the desired aim or result: "keep trying and you will eventually succeed" Similar triumphbe victoriousachieve successbe successfulbe a successdo wellmake goodprosperflourishthriveadvanceinformal:make itmake the gradecut itcrack itmake a name for oneselfmake one's markget somewheredo all right for oneselfarrivefind a place in the sunbe successfulturn out wellworkwork outgo as plannedget resultsbe effectivebe profitableinformal:come offpay offpan outdo the trickOpposite failfailflop
   • ▪ attain fame, wealth, or social status: "the management and business skills you need to succeed"
   • 2. take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from: "he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister" Similar replacetake the place oftake over fromcome afterfollowsupersedesupplantdisplaceoustremoveunseatusurpinformal:step into someone's shoesfill someone's shoes/bootsOpposite precede
   • ▪ become the new rightful holder of an inheritance, office, title, or property: "he succeeded to his father's kingdom" Similar inheritaccede toassumetake overcome intoacquireattainbe elevated toOpposite renounceabdicate
   • ▪ come after and take the place of: "her embarrassment was succeeded by fear" Similar followcome afterfollow aftertake the place ofreplaceOpposite precede

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.

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