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Meaning of 'succeed'
Meaning of 'succeed' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Succeed 
[ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]- Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
- To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.
- 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.
- To go under cover.
2. Succeed [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To fall heir to; to inherit.
- To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
- To support; to prosper; to promote.
Meaning of 'succeed' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. succeed [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be the successor (of)
- be the successor (of)
Example in sentence:
- Carter followed Ford;
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
Meaning (2):
- attain success or reach a desired goal
- attain success or reach a desired goal
Example in sentence:
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won;
- The enterprise succeeded;
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
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