succeed
verb
[ səkˈsiːd ]
• achieve the desired aim or result.
• "keep trying and you will eventually succeed"
Similar:
triumph,
be victorious,
achieve success,
be successful,
be a success,
do well,
make good,
prosper,
flourish,
thrive,
advance,
make it,
make the grade,
cut it,
crack it,
make a name for oneself,
make one's mark,
get somewhere,
do all right for oneself,
arrive,
find a place in the sun,
turn out well,
work,
work out,
go as planned,
get results,
be effective,
be profitable,
come off,
pay off,
pan out,
do the trick,
• take over a throne, office, or other position from.
• "he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister"
Similar:
replace,
take the place of,
take over from,
come after,
follow,
supersede,
supplant,
displace,
oust,
remove,
unseat,
usurp,
step into someone's shoes,
fill someone's shoes/boots,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.
