succeed
verb/səkˈsiːd/
/səkˈsiːd/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they succeed | /səkˈsiːd/ /səkˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it succeeds | /səkˈsiːdz/ /səkˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple succeeded | /səkˈsiːdɪd/ /səkˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle succeeded | /səkˈsiːdɪd/ /səkˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form succeeding | /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/ /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended
- Our plan succeeded.
- Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck.
- succeed in doing something He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
- I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended).
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2- No company can hope to succeed at everything.
- The appeal is unlikely to succeed.
- They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the building.
- This option has rarely succeeded in recent years.
- We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims.
- The book succeeds beautifully in presenting the problem before us.
- We succeeded in repairing the engine.
- hints on how to succeed with interior design
- to succeed against serious opposition
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
- …
- against
- at
- in
- …
- [intransitive] to be successful in your job, earning money, power, respect, etc.
- You will have to work hard if you are to succeed.
- succeed in something She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business.
- succeed as something He had hoped to succeed as a violinist.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2- She has succeeded in a difficult career.
- You're much more likely to succeed in a business with a partner than without one.
- The engineering career structure worked against women succeeding.
- We are looking for individuals with a determination to succeed.
- She can teach you how to succeed at tennis.
- They are being given the confidence and motivation to succeed academically.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
- …
- against
- at
- in
- …
- [transitive] succeed somebody/something to come next after somebody/something and take their/its place or position synonym follow
- Who succeeded Kennedy as President?
- Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure.
- Strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations.
Extra Examples- He was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
- He was expected to succeed Jack Smith as CEO when he retired.
- He was widely tipped to succeed Mrs May as leader of the party.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
- …
- as
- to
- [intransitive] succeed (to something) to gain the right to a title, property, etc. when somebody dies
- She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558.
- He had no right to succeed to the tenancy when his father died.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
- …
- as
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.
Idioms
See succeed in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee succeed in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishnothing succeeds like success
- (saying) when you are successful in one area of your life, it often leads to success in other areasTopics Successc2
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