Succeed - Definition

succeed

v 1: 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" [syn:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon,
deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry]
2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
succeed to the throne?" [syn: succeed, come after,
follow] [ant: come before, precede]

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