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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.
[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
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
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| 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" |
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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
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Translations
يَخْلُف، يَتْلو، يَتْبَعيَنْجَحيَنْجَحُ
uspětzděditmít úspěchnastoupit po
lykkesarveefterfølgefå succes
onnistua
uspjeti
sikerülkövetörököl
heppnast, takasttaka viî af
成功する相続する継ぐ継承する続く
성공하다
įpėdinystėįpėdinystės teisėperėmėjasturintis pasisekimą
gūt sekmesmantotpārņemtsasniegt mērķisekot
nastúpiť po
uspetinasleditislediti
lyckas
ประสบความสำเร็จ
thành công
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
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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
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)
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succeed
(səkˈsiːd) verb1. 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.
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?
success (səkˈses) noun1. (the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose. He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.
2. a person or thing that succeeds or prospers. She's a great success as a teacher.
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.
sucˈcessfully adverbsuccession (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).
2. a number of things following after one another. a succession of bad harvests.
3. the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else. his succession to the throne.
successive (səkˈsesiv) adjective following one after the other. He won three successive matches.
sucˈcessively (-ˈsesiv-) adverbsucˈcessor (-ˈse-) noun
a person who follows, and take the place of another. Who will be appointed as the manager's successor?
in succession one after another. five wet days in succession.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
succeed
v. tener éxito, salir bien; lograr.
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