succeed

suc·ceed

 (sək-sēd′)

v. suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceeds

v.intr.

1.

a. To come next in time or order: She fell sick, and what succeeded was an outpouring of concern from her fans.

b. To replace another in office or position: The prince succeeded to the throne. See Synonyms at follow.

2. To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest / By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson).

3. Obsolete To pass to a person by way of inheritance.

v.tr.

1. To come after (something) in time or order; follow: Winter succeeds autumn.

2. To come after and take the place of: The heir succeeded the king.

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[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

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suc·ce′dent (sək-sēd′nt) adj.

suc·ceed′er n.

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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. (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) (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.

[C15: from Latin succēdere to follow after, from sub- after + cēdere to go]

sucˈceedable adj

sucˈceeder n

sucˈceeding adj

sucˈceedingly adv

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suc•ceed

(səkˈsid)

v.i.

1. to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully: Our efforts succeeded.

2. to thrive, grow, or the like.

3. to accomplish what is attempted or intended: We succeeded in our efforts.

4. to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing.

5. to follow or replace another by descent, election, etc. (often fol. by to).

6. to come next after something else in an order or series.

v.t.

7. to come after and take the place of, as in an office.

8. to come next after in an order or series, or in the course of events; follow.

[1325–75; Middle English succeden < Latin succēdere to go (from) under, follow, prosper =suc- suc- + cēdere to go]

suc•ceed′er, n.

syn: See follow.

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succeed

If you succeed in doing something that involves difficulty or effort, you do it.

I succeeded in getting the job.

She had succeeded in deceiving Michael.

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succeed

Past participle: succeeded
Gerund: succeeding

Imperative

succeed

succeed

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Thesaurus

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" bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, win, come through 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?" come after, follow 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"

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succeed

verb

1. triumph, win, prevail Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking.

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

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

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succeed

verb

1. To occur after in time:

ensue, follow, supervene.

Idiom: follow on the heels of.

2. To gain success:

arrive, get ahead, get on, go far, rise.

Idioms: go places, make good, make it.

3. To turn out well:

come off, go, go over, pan out, work, work out.

Slang: click.

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Translations

يَخْلُف، يَتْلو، يَتْبَعيَنْجَحيَنْجَحُ

uspětzděditmít úspěchnastoupit po

lykkesarveefterfølgefå succes

nachfolgenbestehenErfolg habenerfolgreich sein

πετυχαίνωδιαδέχομαιεπιτυγχάνω

conseguirsucedertener éxitotriunfar

onnistua

réussirsuccédersuivresubstituerabouter

uspjeti

sikerülkövetörököl

heppnast, takasttaka viî af

riuscireriuscitoseguireseriesostituire

成功する相続する継ぐ継承する続く

성공하다

įpėdinystėįpėdinystės teisėperėmėjasturintis pasisekimą

gūt sekmesmantotpārņemtsasniegt mērķisekot

opvolgenslagen

etterfølgelykkes

nastąpić

conseguirter sucesso

преуспеватьудаватьсяудаться

nastúpiť po

uspetinasleditislediti

lyckas

ประสบความสำเร็จ

başarmak-den sonra gelmekizlemek

thành công

成功接替或继承

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

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

1.3. (= take over) if she dies, who will succeed? → si muere, ¿quién la sucederá?
to succeed to the throne → subir al trono
to succeed to a title → heredar un título

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

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

B. VT (= follow) → suceder a
the dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain → un mes de lluvia sucedió al tiempo seco
on his death, his eldest son succeeded him → a su muerte, su hijo mayor lo sucedió
he succeeded Lewis as Olympic champion → sucedió a Lewis como campeón olímpico

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succeed

[səkˈsiːd]

vi

(= manage) [person] → réussir
to succeed in doing sth → réussir à faire qch

(= work) [plan, marriage, talks, attempt] → réussir

(= be a success) [person] → réussir

vt

(= take the place of) [+ person] → succéder à

(= follow) [+ event] → succéder à
to be succeeded by sth → être suivi(e) de qch
The dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain → Le temps sec fut suivi d'un mois de pluie.

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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.?

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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

b. (follow) to succeed (to) → succedere (a)

2. vt (monarch) → succedere a
to succeed sb in a post → succedere a qn in un posto

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succeed

(səkˈsiːd) verb

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 conseguir mít úspěch Erfolg haben få succes; lykkes πετυχαίνω, προκόβω, καταφέρνωconseguir; triunfar, tener éxito edukas olema, õnnestuma از عهده برآمدن onnistua réussir 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 slagenlykkes, klare seg bra osiągnąć sukces, odnosić skutek له عهدی نه وتل 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 suceder(-se) a nastoupit po; zdědit nachfolgen efterfølge; arve διαδέχομαιsuceder; sucederse järgnema به دنبال آمدن seurata succéder; 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 opvolgenetterfølge, avløse nastąpić po, dziedziczyć چاپسی راتل، تعقیبول suceder(-se) a a succeda la; a moş­teni наследовать; следовать 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

success (səkˈses) noun

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 êxito úspěch der Erfolg succes επιτυχίαéxito edu, menu موفقيت menestys succèsהצלחה सम्पन्नता, समृद्धि uspjeh siker keberhasilan góður árangur; velgengni successo 成功 성공 sėkmė sekmes; panākumi kejayaan successuksess, hell, framgangpowodzenie موفقیت 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 sucesso úspěšný člověk der Erfolg succes επιτυχημένοςéxito, persona que tiene éxito edu شخص موفق menestyjä personne qui réussit יורש 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 successuksesssukces کامیاب شخص sucesso persoană de succes/care a reuşit în carieră иметь успех úspešný človek uspešen človek uspeh succé, [hon är en mycket] lyckad [lärare] 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

sucˈcessful (-ˈses-) adjective

(negative unsuccessful) 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 bem-sucedido úspěšný erfolgreich heldig; succesfuld επιτυχημένος, που έχει επιτυχία afortunado; exitoso; fructuoso edukas موفقيت آميز menestyksellinen réussi, couronné de succès מַצלִיחַ सम़द्धि सम्पन्न, फलता-फुलता, सौभाग्यशाली uspješan, sretan sikeres berhasil sem nÿtur velgengni; árangursríkur , di successo うまく行った 성공적인 sėkmingas sekmīgs; veiksmīgs; panākumiem bagāts berjaya succesvolvellykket, heldig, framgangsrikudany, ten któremu się udało د موفقیت په ډول 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

sucˈcessfully adverb

suksesvol بِنَجاح успешно com êxito úspěšně erfolgreich heldigt; succesfuldt επιτυχώςcon 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 succesvolvellykket, med hellszczęśliwie له موفقیت سره 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

succession (səkˈseʃən) noun

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 sucessão nástupnictví die Nachfolge tronfølge; arvefølge διαδοχήsucesión pärimisõigus توارث kruununperimys succession זְכוּת לִהיוֹת יוֹרֶש उत्तराधिकारी, दयाधिकारी naslijeđivanje, pravo nasljedstva utódlás suksesi erfðaréttur successione 相続権 상속 įpėdinystės teisė mantošanas tiesības perwarisan opvolgingarvefølge następstwo, kolejność پرله پسی والی 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 sucessão série die Folge række διαδοχή, εναλλαγήsucesión järjestikkus توالي sarja suiteרצף अनुक्रम, अनुक्रमण slijed sorozat rentetan röð, runa serie 連続 잇따르는 것 seka, eilė virkne, rinda berturut-turut opeenvolgingrekkefølgeseria پرله پسی والی 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 sucessão nastoupení die Nachfolge efterfølgelse; tronfølge διαδοχήsucesión järgnevus, õigusjärglus جانشيني perimys succession זְכוּת יְרוּשָה अनुक्रमिक, अभिकल्प slijeđenje, preuzimanje trónöröklés pengambilalihan það að taka við erfðum/stöðu successione 相続 계승 įpėdinystė mantošana pengambilalihan opvolgingdet å arve tronen, avløsing sukcesja ځای نیونه 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

successive (səkˈsesiv) adjective

following one after the other. He won three successive matches. opeenvolgend مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتابِع последователен sucessivo následný aufeinanderfolgend på hinanden følgende διαδοχικός, αλλεπάλληλοςsucesivo järjestikune متوالي perättäinen successifרצוף 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 opeenvolgendpå rad, etterfølgende, i trekkkolejny پرله پسی والی 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

sucˈcessively (-ˈsesiv-) adverb

opeenvolgend بصورةٍ متَعاقِبَه أو مُتتابِعَه последователно sucessivamente postupně aufeinanderfolgend på hinanden følgende διαδοχικάsucesivamente järjest متواليا perättäisesti successivementברציפות 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 achtereenvolgensetter hvert, litt etter litt, gradviskolejno متوالی 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

sucˈcessor (-ˈse-) noun

a person who follows, and take the place of another. Who will be appointed as the manager's successor? opvolger خَليفَه، خَلَف، وريث приемник sucessor nástupce der/die Nachfolger(in) efterfølger διάδοχοςsucesor järglane جانشين seuraaja successeurיורש उत्तराधिकारी, उत्तरवर्ती nasljednik, baštinik utód pengganti eftirmaður; arftaki successore 後継者 승계자, 후임자 perėmėjas, įpėdinis mantinieks; pēctecis; pārņēmējs pengganti opvolgeretterfølgernastępca پرځای 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 em sequência za sebou nacheinander på rad διαδοχικάseguido, sucesivo järjest يكي پس از ديگري peräkkäin à la suite זה אחר זה 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 elkaaretter hverandre, på rad pod rząd یو د بل پسی 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

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succeed

→ يَنْجَحُ uspět lykkes erfolgreich sein πετυχαίνω conseguir onnistua réussir uspjeti riuscire 成功する 성공하다 slagen lykkes nastąpić conseguir, ter sucesso преуспевать lyckas ประสบความสำเร็จ başarmak thành công 成功

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succeed

v. tener éxito, salir bien; lograr.

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