Succeed
11succeed — ► VERB 1) achieve an aim or purpose. 2) attain fame, wealth, or social status. 3) take over an office, title, etc., from (someone). 4) become the new rightful holder of an office, title, etc. 5) come after and take the place of. ORIGIN Latin… …
12succeed — suc|ceed W2S3 [səkˈsi:d] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: succedere to go up, follow after, succeed , from sub near + cedere to go ] 1.) to do what you tried or wanted to do ▪ She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest, and she… …
13succeed — verb 1 manage to achieve what you want; do well ADVERB ▪ admirably, beautifully (esp. AmE), brilliantly, marvellously/marvelously (esp. AmE), well, wildly (esp. AmE), wonderfully ▪ …
14succeed — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to come after ) to succeed as (she succeeded me as treasurer) 2) (D; intr.) to succeed in (to succeed in doing smt.; to succeed in business) 3) (D; intr.) to succeed to ( to inherit ) (to succeed to the throne) * * * [sək siːd]… …
15succeed */*/*/ — UK [səkˈsiːd] / US [səkˈsɪd] verb Word forms succeed : present tense I/you/we/they succeed he/she/it succeeds present participle succeeding past tense succeeded past participle succeeded 1) a) [intransitive] to achieve something that you planned… …
16succeed — suc|ceed [ sək sid ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to achieve something that you planned to do or attempted to do: We all want to make the peace process succeed. succeed in (doing) something: We finally succeeded in getting Marjorie up the stairs. a …
17succeed — [[t]səksi͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦ succeeds, succeeding, succeeded 1) VERB If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it. [V in ing/n] We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense... [V in ing/n] Some people… …
18succeed — verb 1 NOT FAIL (I) to do what you have tried or wanted to do: I m sure you ll succeed if you work hard. | succeed in doing sth: Negotiators have not yet succeeded in establishing a cease fire. | succeed only in doing sth (=fail and do the… …
19succeed — succeedable, adj. succeeder, n. /seuhk seed /, v.i. 1. to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded. 2. to thrive, prosper, grow, or the like: Grass will not succeed in this dry …
20succeed — 01. If at first you don t [succeed], try, try again. 02. His [success] is entirely due to his hard work. 03. He has been very [successful] in business, and his company is now worth millions. 04. The former champion has been [unsuccessful] in a… …
