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succeed

/səkˈsiːd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
suc-ceed
IPA
/səkˈsiːd/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To follow something in sequence or time.

Transitive verb

verb

To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.

Transitive verb

verb

To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent; (often with to).

Intransitive verb

verb

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).

Intransitive verb

verb

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).

Intransitive verb

verb

To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.

Intransitive verb

verb

To prosper or attain success and beneficial results in general.

Intransitive verb

verb

To turn out, fare, do (well or ill).

Dated; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French succeder, from Latin succedere (“to go under, go from under, come under, approach, follow, take the place of, receive by succession, prosper, be successful”). Partly displaced English speed, of which the original sense “to succeed” only survives in a few fossilized expressions such as Godspeed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

succeeds (present, singular) succeeding (participle, present) succeeded (participle, past) succeeded (past) succede (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

resucceed succedent succeedable succeeder succeedingly unsucceedable unsucceeded

Phrases

if at first you don't succeed, try try again nothing succeeds like success

Frequently Paired Words

success succession successive deserve receive

Synonyms

take the place of supersede come after do well flourish ensue follow follow on succeed

Antonyms

precede fail fall on one's face

Rhymes With

need speed agreed indeed feed we'd seed guaranteed weed she'd proceed breed

Questions

How do you pronounce succeed?
The recorded pronunciation is /səkˈsiːd/.
What does succeed mean?
To follow something in sequence or time.
Where does succeed come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce succeed

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