Definition:
- (v. t.) To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer.
- (v. t.) To fall heir to; to inherit.
- (v. t.) To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
- (v. t.) To support; to prosper; to promote.
- (v. i.) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to.
- (v. i.) Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
- (v. i.) To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.
- (v. i.) To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded.
- (v. i.) To go under cover.
Compare succeed with other words:
succeed vs. thrive
accomplished vs. succeed
done vs. succeed
replace vs. succeed
endeavour vs. succeed
succeed vs. supersede
succeed vs. unsucceedable
succeed vs. succeeder
cheve vs. succeed
followed vs. succeed
succeed vs. win
cope vs. succeed
content vs. succeed
miscarry vs. succeed
provide vs. succeed
sport vs. succeed
failure vs. succeed
across vs. succeed
managed vs. succeed
state vs. succeed
meet vs. succeed
exceed vs. succeed
proceed vs. succeed
succeed vs. viability
reversion vs. succeed
flourish vs. succeed
ascend vs. succeed
negotiate vs. succeed
attempt vs. succeed
succeed vs. successive
succeed vs. succession
succeed vs. success
devolve vs. succeed
heirloom vs. succeed
descend vs. succeed
prescribe vs. succeed
next vs. succeed
promote vs. succeed
succeed vs. support
pursue vs. succeed
consequent vs. succeed
subsequent vs. succeed
inherit vs. succeed
heir vs. succeed
issue vs. succeed
succeed vs. termination
prosperous vs. succeed
accomplish vs. succeed
prosper vs. succeed
boom vs. succeed
manage vs. succeed
frame vs. succeed
precede vs. succeed
obtain vs. succeed
cede vs. succeed
follow vs. succeed
desert vs. succeed
fail vs. succeed
speed vs. succeed
luck vs. succeed
achieve vs. succeed
second vs. succeed