suc·ceed (s k-s d )v. suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceeds v.intr. 1. To come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position: She succeeded to the throne. 2. To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson). 3. Obsolete To devolve upon a person by way of inheritance. v.tr. 1. To come after in time or order; follow. 2. To come after and take the place of. See Synonyms at follow. [Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succ dere : sub-, near; see sub- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]suc·ce dent (sk-sdnt) adj.suc·ceed er n. |
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
vb
1. (intr) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired he succeeded in winning
2. (intr) to happen in the manner desired the plan succeeded
3. (intr) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field to succeed in publishing
4. (when intr, often foll by to) to come next in order (after someone or something)
5. (Business / Professions) (when intr, often foll by to) to take over an office, post, etc. (from a person) he succeeded to the vice presidency
6. (Law) (intr; usually foll by to) to come into possession (of property, etc.); inherit
7. (intr) to have a result according to a specified manner the plan succeeded badly
8. (Law) (intr) to devolve upon the estate succeeded to his son
[from Latin succēdere to follow after, from sub- after + cēdere to go]
succeedable adj
succeeder n
succeeding adj
succeedingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | succeed - 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" hit - hit the intended target or goal bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" hit the jackpot, luck out - succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot" make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" run - make without a miss work, act - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" pan out - be a success; "The idea panned out" |
| 2. | succeed - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" come before, precede - be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands" |
succeed
verb
2. work out, work, be successful, come off (informal), be effective, do the trick (informal), get results, have legs (informal), turn out well, go as planned, go like a bomb (Brit. & N.Z. informal), go down a bomb (informal, chiefly Brit.) a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to succeed
3. make it (informal), do well, be successful, arrive (informal), triumph, thrive, flourish, make good, prosper, cut it (informal), make the grade (informal), get to the top, crack it (informal), hit the jackpot (informal), bring home the bacon (informal), make your mark (informal), gain your end, carry all before you, do all right for yourself the skills and qualities needed to succeed
make it fail, flop (informal), be unsuccessful, collapse, fall flat, not manage, fall by the wayside, come a cropper (informal), go belly up (informal), go by the board, not make the grade
make it fail, flop (informal), be unsuccessful, collapse, fall flat, not manage, fall by the wayside, come a cropper (informal), go belly up (informal), go by the board, not make the grade
4. take over from, replace, oust, supersede, usurp, unseat, supplant, assume the office of, fill (someone's) boots, step into (someone's) boots He is almost certain to succeed him as chairman.
5. take over, assume, attain, acquire, come into, inherit, accede to, come into possession of He eventually succeeded to the post in 1998.
6. follow, come after, follow after, replace, be subsequent to, supervene He succeeded to Trajan as emperor in AD117.
follow precede, pave the way for, go before, come before, go ahead of, be a precursor of
follow precede, pave the way for, go before, come before, go ahead of, be a precursor of
Translations
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
A. VI
1. [person]
1.1. (in business, career) → tener éxito, triunfar (in en) he succeeded in business → tuvo éxito or triunfó en los negocios
a burning desire to succeed → un deseo ardiente de triunfar
to succeed in life → triunfar en la vida
a burning desire to succeed → un deseo ardiente de triunfar
to succeed in life → triunfar en la vida
1.2. (in task, aim) she tried to smile but did not succeed → intentó sonreír pero no lo consiguió or no lo logró
to succeed in doing sth → conseguir hacer algo, lograr hacer algo
they succeeded in finishing the job → consiguieron or lograron terminar el trabajo
he only succeeded in making it worse → lo único que consiguió or logró fue empeorar las cosas
I finally succeeded in getting him out of the room → por fin conseguí or logré que saliera de la habitación
I succeeded in getting the job → conseguí el empleo
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again → si no lo consigues a la primera, sigue intentándolo
to succeed in doing sth → conseguir hacer algo, lograr hacer algo
they succeeded in finishing the job → consiguieron or lograron terminar el trabajo
he only succeeded in making it worse → lo único que consiguió or logró fue empeorar las cosas
I finally succeeded in getting him out of the room → por fin conseguí or logré que saliera de la habitación
I succeeded in getting the job → conseguí el empleo
if at first you don't succeed, try, try again → si no lo consigues a la primera, sigue intentándolo
2. [thing]
2.1. (= work) [plan, strategy, experiment] → dar resultado, salir bien
had the plan succeeded, our lives might have been very different → si el plan hubiera dado resultado or salido bien, nuestras vidas podrían haber sido muy distintas
had the plan succeeded, our lives might have been very different → si el plan hubiera dado resultado or salido bien, nuestras vidas podrían haber sido muy distintas
2.2. (= do well) [business] → prosperar; [film] → tener éxito
to succeed at the box office → ser un éxito de taquilla
nothing succeeds like success → el éxito llama al éxito
to succeed at the box office → ser un éxito de taquilla
nothing succeeds like success → el éxito llama al éxito
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
succeed
vi
(= be successful, person) → erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben; (plan etc) → gelingen, erfolgreich sein; to succeed in business/in a plan → geschäftlich/mit einem Plan erfolgreich sein; I succeeded in doing it → es gelang mir, es zu tun; you’ll only succeed in making things worse → damit erreichst du nur, dass alles noch schlimmer wird; nothing succeeds like success (prov) → nichts ist so erfolgreich wie der Erfolg; if at first you don’t succeed(, try, try, try again) (Prov) → wirf die Flinte nicht gleich ins Korn (prov)
(= come next) to succeed to an office → in einem Amt nachfolgen; he succeeded to his father’s position → er wurde (der) Nachfolger seines Vaters, er trat die Nachfolge seines Vaters an (geh); to succeed to the throne → die Thronfolge antreten; there succeeded a period of peace (form) → es folgte eine Zeit des Friedens
vt (= come after, take the place of) → folgen (+dat), → folgen auf (+acc); (person also) → Nachfolger(in) m(f) → werden +gen; to succeed somebody in a post/in office → jds Nachfolger werden, jds Stelle/Amt (acc) → übernehmen; who succeeded James I? → wer kam nach or folgte auf Jakob I.?
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
1. vi
a. (be successful, gen) → riuscire, avere successo
to succeed in life/business → avere successo nella vita/negli affari
to succeed in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc
to succeed in life/business → avere successo nella vita/negli affari
to succeed in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc
b. (follow) to succeed (to) → succedere (a)
succeed [səkˈsiːd]
1. vi
a. (be successful, gen) → riuscire, avere successo
to succeed in life/business → avere successo nella vita/negli affari
to succeed in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc
to succeed in life/business → avere successo nella vita/negli affari
to succeed in doing sth → riuscire a fare qc
b. (follow) to succeed (to) → succedere (a)
v succeed [səkˈsiːd]
1 to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding. slaag يَنْجَح успявам mít úspěch få succes; lykkes Erfolg haben πετυχαίνω, προκόβω, καταφέρνω conseguir; triunfar, tener éxito (en) edukas olema, õnnestuma از عهده برآمدن onnistua réussir (à) לְהַצלִיחַ फलीभूत होना uspjeti, poći za rukom sikerül (vkinek vmi) berhasil heppnast, takast riuscire, avere successo 成功する 성공하다 pasisekti, pavykti gūt sekmes; sasniegt mērķi berjaya slagen lykkes, klare seg bra osiągnąć sukces, odnosić skutek conseguir a reuşi (să) достигнуть цели, добиться mať úspech, podariť sa uspeti uspeti lyckas, slå väl ut สำเร็จ başarmak 成功 досягати мети; мати успіх کامیابی حاصل کرنا thành công 成功
2 to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property? opvolg يَخْلُف، يَتْلو، يَتْبَع наследявам nastoupit po; zdědit efterfølge; arve nachfolgen διαδέχομαι suceder; sucederse järgnema به دنبال آمدن seurata succéder (à); hériter לַרֶשֶת के बाद आना, परवर्ती होना slijediti iza, doći nakon követ (vkit, vmit) menggantikan taka við af succedere, subentrare 継ぐ 계승하다, 이어가다 pakeisti, paveldėti, užimti (kieno nors) vietą sekot (cits citam); mantot; pārņemt (kā mantiniekam) menggantikan opvolgen etterfølge, avløse nastąpić po, dziedziczyć suceder(-se) a a succeda la; a moşteni наследовать; следовать (за чем-л.) nastúpiť po; zdediť naslediti slediti följa, överta, ärva รับช่วงต่อ izlemek, ...-den sonra gelmek 接替或繼承 змінювати; бути наступником کسی چیز کے بعد آنا kế tục, kế tiếp 接替或继承
n success [səkˈses]
1 (the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career. sukses نَجاح сполука úspěch succes der Erfolg επιτυχία éxito edu, menu موفقيت menestys succès הַצלָחָה सम्पन्नता, समृद्धि uspjeh siker keberhasilan góður árangur; velgengni successo 成功 성공 sėkmė sekmes; panākumi kejayaan succes suksess, hell, framgang powodzenie êxito succes, reuşită успех úspech uspeh uspeh framgång, succé ความสำเร็จ başarı 成就 успіх; удача کامیابی sự thành công 成就
2 a person or thing that succeeds or prospers She's a great success as a teacher. sukses شَخْص ناجِح успех úspěšný člověk succes der Erfolg επιτυχημένος éxito, persona que tiene éxito edu شخص موفق menestys personne qui réussit יוֹרֵש सफल वस्तु uspješan čovjek ili stvar sikeres, eredményes (tanár stb.) sukses maður sem slær í gegn successo 成功者 성공한 사람, 대히트 turintis pasisekimą cilvēks, kas gūst sekmes/panākumus berjaya succes suksess sukces sucesso persoană de succes/care a reuşit în carieră иметь успех úspešný človek uspešen človek uspeh succé, [] lyckad [] ผู้ประสบผลสำเร็จ başarılı kimse/şey 成功者 людина, яка має успіх; твір, що дістав визнання کامیاب شخص người hoặc cái gì thành công 成功者
adj sucˈcessful [-ˈses-]
(negativeunsuccessful) having success Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career. suksesvol ناجِح успешен úspěšný heldig; succesfuld erfolgreich επιτυχημένος, που έχει επιτυχία afortunado; exitoso; fructuoso edukas موفقيت آميز menestyksekäs réussi, couronné de succès מַצלִיחַ सम़द्धि सम्पन्न, फलता-फुलता, सौभाग्यशाली uspješan, sretan sikeres berhasil sem nÿtur velgengni; árangursríkur (coronato da successo), di successo うまく行った 성공적인 sėkmingas sekmīgs; veiksmīgs; panākumiem bagāts berjaya succesvol vellykket, heldig, framgangsrik udany, ten któremu się udało bem-sucedido reuşit, (încununat) de succes успешный; удачливый úspešný uspešen uspešan framgångsrik, godkänd ที่มีผลสำเร็จ başarılı 成功的 успішний, вдалий کامیاب thành công 成功的
adv sucˈcessfully
suksesvol بِنَجاح успешно úspěšně heldigt; succesfuldt erfolgreich επιτυχώς con éxito edukalt با موفقيت menestyksellisesti avec succès בְּהַצלָחָה सौभाग्यपूर्वक uspješno sikeresen, eredményesen dengan sukses farsællega con successo 首尾よく 성공적으로 sėkmingai sekmīgi; veiksmīgi; ar panākumiem dengan berjaya succesvol vellykket, med hell szczęśliwie com êxito cu succes успешно úspešne uspešno uspešno framgångsrikt อย่างประสบผลสำเร็จ başarılı bir şekilde 成功地 успішно; вдало کامیابی سے thành công 成功地
n succession [səkˈseʃən]
1 the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne). opvolging حَق الخِلافَه أو إسْتِلام الحُكْم приемственост nástupnictví tronfølge; arvefølge die Nachfolge διαδοχή (π.χ. για βασιλιά) sucesión pärimisõigus توارث kruununperimysjärjestys succession זְכוּת לִהיוֹת יוֹרֶש उत्तराधिकारी, दयाधिकारी naslijeđivanje, pravo nasljedstva utódlás suksesi erfðaréttur successione 相続権 상속 įpėdinystės teisė mantošanas tiesības perwarisan opvolging arvefølge następstwo, kolejność sucessão succesiune престолонаследие nástupníctvo nasledstvo pravo nasleđivanja successionsrätt, tronföljd การสืบสันตติวงศ์ yerine geçme/alma hakkı 繼承(權) престолонаслідування حق جانشینی quyền kế vị 继承（权）
2 a number of things following after one another a succession of bad harvests. opeenvolging سِلْسِلَه مُتوالِيَه поредица série række die Folge διαδοχή, εναλλαγή sucesión järjestikkus توالي jakso suite רֶצֶף अनुक्रम, अनुक्रमण slijed sorozat rentetan röð, runa serie 連続 잇따르는 것 seka, eilė virkne, rinda berturut-turut opeenvolging rekkefølge seria sucessão suită непрерывный ряд sled, séria zaporedje niz följd, rad การต่อเนื่อง birbirini izleyen şeyler 連續 безперервний ряд یکے بعد دیگرے ہونا یا واقع ہونا sự liên tiếp, sự nối tiếp nhau 连续
3 the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else his succession to the throne. opvolging خِلافَه في الحُكْم право на наследяване nastoupení efterfølgelse; tronfølge die Nachfolge διαδοχή sucesión järgnevus, õigusjärglus جانشيني seuraaminen virassa succession (à) זְכוּת יְרוּשָה अनुक्रमिक, अभिकल्प slijeđenje, preuzimanje trónöröklés pengambilalihan það að taka við erfðum/stöðu successione 相続 계승 įpėdinystė mantošana pengambilalihan opvolging det å arve tronen, avløsing sukcesja sucessão succesiune (la) последовательность;преемственность nastúpenie nasledstvo nasleđivanje succession, tronbestigning การรับช่วงต่อ (yerine tahta) geçme 繼任 одержання в спадщину, успадковування جانشینی sự nối ngôi, sự kế vị 继任
adj successive [səkˈsesiv]
following one after the other He won three successive matches. opeenvolgend مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتابِع последователен následný på hinanden følgende aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικός, αλλεπάλληλος sucesivo järjestikune متوالي peräkkäinen successif רָצוּף क्रमिक, अनुक्रमिक, निरन्तर jedan za drugim, uzastopan egymást követő berturut-turut sem kemur í röð consecutivo 連続する 연속적인 einantis iš eilės trīs pēc kārtas berturut-turut opeenvolgend på rad, etterfølgende, i trekk kolejny sucessivo succesiv последовательный následný, postupný zaporeden uzastopan på varandra följande ต่อเนื่องกัน birbiri ardına 連續的 послідовний متواتر liên tục, kế tiếp 连续的
adv sucˈcessively [-ˈsesiv-]
opeenvolgend بصورةٍ متَعاقِبَه أو مُتتابِعَه последователно postupně på hinanden følgende aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικά sucesivamente järjest متواليا peräkkäin successivement בִּרצִיפוּת लगातार, निरन्तर, उत्तरोत्तर uzastopno egymás után secara berturut-turut í röð successivamente 引続いて 연속적으로 iš eilės pēc kārtas; sekojoši dengan berturut-turut achtereenvolgens etter hvert, litt etter litt, gradvis kolejno sucessivamente (în mod) succesiv подряд; последовательно postupne zaporedoma uzastopno i följd อย่างต่อเนื่องกัน birbirini izleyerek 連續地 послідовно تواتر کے ساتھ liên tục, kế tiếp 连续地
n sucˈcessor [-ˈse-]
a person who follows, and take the place of another Who will be appointed as the manager's successor? opvolger خَليفَه، خَلَف، وريث приемник nástupce efterfølger der/die Nachfolger(in) διάδοχος sucesor järglane جانشين seuraaja successeur יוֹרֵש उत्तराधिकारी, उत्तरवर्ती nasljednik, baštinik utód pengganti eftirmaður; arftaki successore 後継者 승계자, 후임자 perėmėjas, įpėdinis mantinieks; pēctecis; pārņēmējs pengganti opvolger etterfølger następca sucessor succesor преемник nástupca naslednik naslednik efterträdare, efterföljare ผู้สืบตำแหน่ง halef, vâris 繼承者 наступник; спадкоємець جانشین người kế vị, nối ngôi 继承者
in succession
one after another five wet days in succession. opeenvolgend بالتَّعاقُب، بالتتابُع، على التَّوالي по(д)ред za sebou på rad nacheinander διαδοχικά seguido, sucesivo järjest يكي پس از ديگري peräkkäin à la suite זֶה אַחַר זֶה उत्तराधिकारी से uzastopce egymás után berturut-turut hver á eftir öðrum di seguito 引き続いて 잇달아 iš eilės viens otram sekojoši; pēc kārtas berturut-turut achter elkaar etter hverandre, på rad pod rząd em sequência la rând подряд za sebou zaporedoma uzastopno i följd ต่อมา peş peşe 接連地 підряд یکے بعد دیگرے lần lượt 接连地
succeed → ينجح uspět lykkes erfolgreich sein πετυχαίνω conseguir onnistua réussir uspjeti riuscire 成功する 성공하다 slagen lykkes nastąpić conseguir, suceder a преуспевать lyckas ประสบความสำเร็จ başarmak thành công 成功
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