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Definitions for Succeeded

[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 soil.
[3] to accomplish what is attempted or intended: We succeeded in our efforts to start the car.
[4] to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing: The class voted him the one most likely to succeed.
[5] to follow or replace another by descent, election, appointment, etc. (often followed by to ).
[6] to come next after something else in an order or series.
[7] to come after and take the place of, as in an office or estate.
[8] to come next after in an order or series, or in the course of events; follow.
[9] (intr) to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired he succeeded in winning
[10] (intr) to happen in the manner desired the plan succeeded
[11] (intr) to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field to succeed in publishing
[12] (when intr, often foll by to ) to come next in order (after someone or something)
[13] (when intr, often foll by to ) to take over an office, post, etc (from a person) he succeeded to the vice presidency
[14] (intr usually foll by to ) to come into possession (of property, etc); inherit
[15] (intr) to have a result according to a specified manner the plan succeeded badly
[16] (intr) to devolve upon the estate succeeded to his son

Words related to Succeeded

succeedprosper, accomplish, get, win, triumph, benefit, thrive, flourish, overcome, prevail, realize, achieve, gain, assume, replace, retrieve, secure, obtain, surmount, recover

Words nearby Succeeded

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Origin of Succeeded

1325–75; Middle English succeden < Latin succēdere to go (from) under, follow, prosper, equivalent to suc- suc- + cēdere to go (see cede)

Other words from Succeeded

suc·ceed·a·ble , adjective
suc·ceed·er , noun
un·suc·ceed·ed , adjective

Word origin for Succeeded

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

Synonyms for Succeeded

accomplish, achieve, benefit, flourish, gain, get, overcome, prevail, prosper, realize, thrive, triumph, win, acquire, arrive, avail, conquer, distance, earn, fulfill, hit, obtain, outdistance, outwit, possess, profit, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, score, secure, surmount, vanquish, work, worst, be successful, carry off, come off, do all right, do the trick, get to the top, grow famous, make a fortune, make good, make it, make out, pull off, turn out