to succeed

Definition of to succeed in English English dictionary: come through
The team came through in the end and won the pennant.; work out
Are you still seeing John? - No, it didn't work out.; ascend
She ascended to the thrown when her mother abdicated.; fadge; To support; to prosper; to promote; To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant; To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of
Autumn succeeds summer.; 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; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; {v} to follow in order, prosper, turn out; If you succeed another person, you are the next person to have their job or position. David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1 The present ruler, Prince Rainier III, succeeded to the throne on 9 May 1949; If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it. We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking fail; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won; Surrey University Centre for Commonwealth and European Education and Development, UK; {f} prosper; achieve, attain; come after, follow; take the place of; inherit; 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 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; To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve; To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue; To go under cover; come next, take a person's place after they die (e g Elizabeth I succeeded her sister Mary as queen); To fall heir to; to inherit; 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; Someone who succeeds gains a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics. the skills and qualities needed to succeed in small and medium-sized businesses. fail; be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won; If one thing is succeeded by another thing, the other thing happens or comes after it. A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer -- and more agonising -- period of haggling over the fate of the family; If something succeeds, it works in a satisfactory way or has the result that is intended. a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to succeed. fail; A goal is said to have succeeded if it has been proven; win out