| Definitions of 'succeed' |
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1. (verb) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
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"
2. (verb) succeed, come after, follow
be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
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| Definitions of 'succeed' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) 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
2. (verb) succeed
to fall heir to; to inherit
3. (verb) succeed
to come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue
4. (verb) succeed
to support; to prosper; to promote
5. (verb) 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
6. (verb) succeed
specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant
7. (verb) succeed
to descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve
8. (verb) 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
9. (verb) succeed
to go under cover
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