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succeed English

Meaning succeed meaning

What does succeed mean?
Definitions in simple English

succeed Verb

— If something succeeds, it has happens the way somebody wants it to happen. He succeeded in getting everyone to like him. — If you succeed, people recognize that you are good at what you do. It's more difficult for women to succeed in business. — If mathx/math succeeds mathy/math, mathx/math replaces mathy/math. The new king succeeded his father. DVDs succeeded VHS as the main way to watch movies.

succeed

— verb (= win) 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 — verb (= follow) be the successor (of) Carter followed Ford Will Charles succeed to the throne?

Synonyms succeed synonyms

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succeed English » English

prosper achieve accomplish win follow inherit manage come after be successful attain flourish thrive go well get successful make it go over come off turn out well triumph reach pass come through work replace come bear fruit substitute score overcome obtain hit ensue deliver the goods defeat continue complete carry on bring off advance take the place of take over take supplant supersede success strike run up against run across progress

Topics succeed topics

What do people use succeed to talk about?
Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Complete, finish
Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Succeed
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Next
States Time Relative time Before

After
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs
Person Life Die

Inherit

Conjugation succeed conjugation

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succeed · verb

Examples succeed examples

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Simple sentences

If you are to succeed, you must work hard.
Such a man ought to succeed.
I do hope you'll succeed.
Ten to one he will succeed.
I hope that he will succeed.
I have no doubt that he will succeed.
He wanted to succeed.
I think that he will succeed.
She is determined to succeed this time.
I think that he wants to succeed.
You can't succeed if you don't work.
Do not try to live for ever. You will not succeed.
It seemed improbable that Tom would succeed.
They didn't succeed.
Judging from what you say, he may succeed.
Thanks to your help, I could succeed.
If I were you, I'd be able to succeed.
You deserve to succeed.
Whether you will succeed or not depends on your efforts.
We expect him to succeed.
I tried again and again, but I couldn't succeed.
You are sure to succeed, whatever you do.
If he wants to succeed at all, he must work harder.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
Hard work enabled him to succeed.
Study hard, and you'll succeed.
You won't succeed unless you work hard.
If he tries hard, he will succeed.
If he tried hard, he would succeed.
We all try hard to make the grade in life, but only a few succeed.
You'll succeed if you try.

Movie subtitles

What if I succeed?
If I succeed, as if nothing happened. will you let me live in the heavens?
I can reveal what I have known from the beginning, that Calvin Roberts and Sarah Lane will succeed me together as co-leaders of the movement and guardians of The Light.
If you succeed, Philanthropy will cease to exist.
I won't quit until I succeed, and if Ludwig agrees.
Well, Nick, did you succeed in forgetting me? Forget you?
If they succeed, fine.
No doubt you will succeed in making a painful interview intolerable.
Did she succeed?
How amazing of you to succeed in bringing your son.
Think he'll succeed?
We shall hate you more if you succeed than if you fail.
If Dr. Beaumont doesn't succeed, I'll never forgive myself.
Should you succeed, though, you may have had the right.
Well, Nick, did you succeed in forgetting me?
Did she succeed? No, he was too quick for her.
You'll succeed!
And if you succeed in bringing this good news to your cousin you hope to profit to some extent.
Maybe you'll succeed where l failed.
Well then? A plan like yours can only succeed with two.
The point is not to act, but to succeed. That means we study the problem.
If I succeed, there's a vice-presidency waiting for me.
Only. for it to succeed, it has to be done with more skill and much more spirit.
You couldn't succeed.
Anyway, thank God, you didn't succeed at anything.
Question number one. What must one be to succeed in life?
To succeed in life one must be..
To succeed, you have to stop panicking.
Then if you do succeed in thinking out something new, the best you can hope for is a pat on the back.
The point is not to act, but to succeed.
If you succeed in locating Ranger Leader Wilson before the troop catches up to you, you will have passed the trailing test of a first class Ranger.
Eight days ago, we wished them to be happy, today we wish them to succeed.
Did you succeed?

News and current affairs

On the other hand, financial incentives would probably succeed, because cutting down forest to create pastureland is not profitable enough to induce farmers to forego payments for protecting the land.
PRINCETON - Russian President Vladimir Putin's anointment of Alexander Medvedev to succeed him in what is supposed to be a democratic presidential election next March shows that Russia's leaders have not changed a whit.
If NATO is to succeed, this must change without further delay.
Reforms that succeed in one setting may perform poorly or fail completely in others.
But the buyback can succeed only if the market perceives it as the last chance before a unilateral debt restructuring.
They will most likely succeed.
But, in order to succeed, Turkey must firmly pursue a pledge from all the region's players to repudiate the use of force in settling their disputes.
In the end, I don't think they will succeed.
This is good news, but what is really needed is a multi-faceted, aggressive reform of the regulatory process so that all new genetic constructions will have a chance to succeed.
But, more importantly, no military dictator can succeed where Musharraf has so clearly failed.
The global stakes are thus very high this spring as the Bank's 187 member countries choose a new president to succeed Robert Zoellick, whose term ends in July.
Boosting competitiveness through exchange-rate depreciation may not succeed in raising exports in a situation where world trade is rapidly contracting, but it can cushion the blow by switching demand toward domestically produced goods and services.
But in principle, Ukraine can succeed as well.
But, for Brown's policy to succeed, it must promote social change and political reform in the Arab world.
In Europe, clusters of SMEs appear able to achieve economies of scale and scope, and thus to succeed collectively in global markets.
One-man rule has been so completely embedded in North Korea's political culture and system that it is difficult to expect collective leadership to succeed.
Moreover, the reality is that the US is now too stretched economically and militarily to succeed by relying solely on its own resources.
And, when she does marry and has children of her own, they will benefit from two educated, employed parents, which means twice as much literate conversation in the home, twice the contacts, and twice the encouragement to succeed.
A debt buyback is something of a Catch 22: to succeed in inducing a haircut, it needs to profit from the default fears that it intends to alleviate.
Moreover, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzu Abe, the front-runner to succeed him, has openly declared that he will continue to visit the shrine as prime minister.
South Korea and Japan need to have their views taken into serious account if this now inevitable withdrawal is to succeed.
If Rowhani wants to succeed in office, he will have to keep his promise to improve Iranians' living conditions without endangering the Islamic Republic in the process.
Even if Bashir's fellow heads of state succeed in their effort to persuade the United Nations Security Council to defer prosecution - which is highly unlikely - the charges will continue to hang over Bashir's head unless and until he stands trial.
But this is only because there has been the perception of a military balance and a hope that ongoing negotiations would succeed.
If the talks succeed, the global trade map will need to be redrawn.

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