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- pronunciation:
- s
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sid
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
succeeds, succeeding, succeeded |
| definition 1: |
to have a positive, beneficial, or favorable result or outcome.
We all hope that the plan will succeed.Her efforts to convince him eventually succeeded.- synonyms:
- flourish, prosper, thrive
- antonyms:
- fail, flop
- similar words:
- arrive, bloom, blossom, take, triumph, win, work
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| definition 2: |
to attain what is desired or intended, or to achieve an outcome that is considered positive.
It took many tries, but she finally succeeded in quitting smoking.They never thought he would succeed in business.- synonyms:
- click, triumph
- antonyms:
- fail
- similar words:
- achieve, arrive, attain, make the grade, win
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| definition 3: |
to follow or replace another in succession.
Upon the death of King George VI, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne.- synonyms:
- follow
- antonyms:
- precede
- similar words:
- accede, ensue, supervene
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| related words: |
climb, do, follow, live, overcome, pass, prevail, prosper, rank, score, shine, thrive |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to follow or replace (another) in succession.
Her first novel was far more popular than the one that succeeded it.The vice-president succeeds the president if the latter should die in office.- synonyms:
- follow, supersede
- antonyms:
- precede
- similar words:
- displace, replace, supplant
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| related words: |
do, follow |
adverb + (v.)succeed
eventually, first, last, ultimately
(v.)succeed
+ adverb
academically, admirably, brilliantly, economically, handsomely, militarily, spectacularly
(v.)succeed
+ noun
endeavor, marketplace, odds, quest, throne
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| derivations: |
succeedingly (adv.), succeeder (n.) |
The word succeed
contains the following parts:
suc-
Latin
prefix
that means under, below
  More about this word part:
The prefix suc-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of sub- used before roots beginning with "c," such as "ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess." See sub-.
Example words:
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
accede, access, accessible, ancestry, antecede, antecedent, cede, concede, exceed, excess, intercede, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, recession, retrocede, secede, succeed, success
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