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succeed

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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

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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

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