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suc·ceed    Audio Help   [suhk-seed] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
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 fol. by to).
6.to come next after something else in an order or series.
–verb (used with object)
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.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME succeden < L succédere to go (from) under, follow, prosper, equiv. to suc- suc- + cédere to go (see cede)]

—Related forms
suc·ceed·a·ble, adjective
suc·ceed·er, noun

—Synonyms 1–4. Succeed, flourish, prosper, thrive mean to do well. To succeed is to turn out well, to attain a goal: It is everyone's wish to succeed in life. To flourish is to give evidence of success or a ripe development of power, reputation, etc.: Culture flourishes among free people. To prosper is to achieve and enjoy material success: He prospered but was still discontented. Thrive suggests vigorous growth and development such as results from natural vitality or favorable conditions: The children thrived in the sunshine. 5. See follow.
—Antonyms 1–4. fail. 8. precede.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  succeed
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To gain success.
Synonyms:  arrive, get ahead, get on, go far, rise
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  succeed
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To turn out well.
Synonyms:  come off, go, go over, pan out, work, work out
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  follow
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To occur after in time.
Synonyms:  ensue, supervene
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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