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succeed
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suc·ceed  (sk-sd)
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 succdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

suc·cedent (sk-sdnt) adj.
suc·ceeder n.

succeed
Verb
1. to achieve an aim
2. to turn out satisfactorily: Grandfather's plan succeeded
3. to do well in a specified field: how to succeed in show biz
4. to come next in order after (someone or something): the first shock had been succeeded by a different kind of gloom
5. to take over (a position) from (someone): Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509, he will be succeeded as president by his deputy [Latin succedere to follow after]
succeeding adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
clear, pass - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
hit the jackpot, luck out - succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
nail down, peg, nail - succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
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"
achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
go far, make it, arrive, get in - succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
2.succeed - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
accede, enter - take on duties or office; "accede 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 1. triumph, win, prevail
verb 2. work out, work, be successful, come off (informal) do the trick (informal) turn out well, go like a bomb Brit., N.Z. (informal) go down a bomb (informal), chiefly Brit. do the business (informal)
verb 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 << OPPOSITE fail
verb 4. take over from, replace, assume the office of, fill (someone's) boots, step into (someone's) boots
verb 5. (with to) take over, assume, attain, acquire, come into, inherit, accede to, come into possession of
verb 6. follow, come after, follow after, replace, be subsequent to, supervene << OPPOSITE precede
Translations
succeed [səkˈsiːd] vi [person] → tener éxito; [plan] → salir bien
vtsuceder a;
to succeed in doing → lograr hacer

succeed [səkˈsiːd] viréussir
vtsuccéder à;
to succeed in doing → réussir à faire

succeed [səkˈsiːd] vi (plan etc) → gelingen, erfolgreich sein;
(person) → erfolgreich sein, Erfolg haben
vt (in job) → Nachfolger werden +gen;
(in order) → folgen +dat;
sb succeeds in doing sth → es gelingt jdm, etw zu tun

succeed [səkˈsiːd] viriuscire, avere successo
vtsuccedere a;
to succeed in doing → riuscire a fare

succeed
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 잘 되다, 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
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 ...을 계승하다; 상속하다 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
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
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, que tiene éxito persona 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, 성공한 것 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
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 성공한, 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
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, 성황리에 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
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 승계권 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
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 잇따라 일어나기, 연속 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
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 승계 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
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 잇따르는, 연속하는 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
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
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 후계자, 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
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 연속으로; 연속한 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


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