succeed

Verb

Meaning

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.

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.

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.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

win flourish do well work follow achieve manage accomplish thrive prevail prosper work out deliver the goods make it come through
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Antonyms

fail precede miss bloomer fall slip
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Hyponyms

work run act clear peg hit

Phrases with the word

succeed in equal chance to succeed fair chance to succeed order to succeed succeed easily succeed in one's object

Derivatives

succeeded succeeding

Anagrams

succede

Examples

The enterprise succeeded Source: Internet

We succeeded in getting tickets to the show Source: Internet

she struggled to overcome her handicap and won Source: Internet

Carter followed Ford Source: Internet

Will Charles succeed to the throne? Source: Internet

Admissions officials will look at specific circumstances for each student, and try to determine if that student is likely to succeed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

succedaneum succede succedent succeed easily succeed in succeed in one's object