Definition of Succeed

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Succeed

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.

To fall heir to; to inherit.

To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.

To support; to prosper; to promote.

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.

Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.

To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.

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.

To go under cover.

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Succeed Quotations

God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.
Mother Teresa

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.
Barack Obama

You always succeed in producing a result.
Tony Robbins

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Ronald Reagan

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Mark Twain

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
Abraham Lincoln

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
Abraham Lincoln

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
Abraham Lincoln

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
Abraham Lincoln

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Winston Churchill

Succeed Translations

succeed in Afrikaans is slaag
succeed in Danish is lykkes
succeed in Dutch is klaarspelen, doorkomen, slagen
succeed in German is folgen, folgen, gelingen, gelingt
succeed in Italian is seguire, riuscire
succeed in Portuguese is lograr, suceda

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