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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. i.
     1. 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.
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              If the father left only daughters, they equally
              succeeded to him in copartnership.    --Sir M. Hale.
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              Enjoy till I return
              Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed!
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the
        death of the occupant.
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              No woman shall succeed in Salique land. --Shak.
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     3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same
        family; to devolve. --Shak.
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     4. 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.
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              It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without
              ambition.                             --Dryden.
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              Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but
              neither will it succeed in English.   --Dryden.
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     5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]
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              Will you to the cooler cave succeed!  --Dryden.
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     Syn: To follow; pursue. See Follow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succeeded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under +
     cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F.
     succ['e]der. See Cede, and cf. Success.]
     1. 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.
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              As he saw him nigh succeed.           --Spenser.
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     2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
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     3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to
        follow; to pursue.
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              Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
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     4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]
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              Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Succeeded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Succeeding.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under +
     cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F.
     succ['e]der. See Cede, and cf. Success.]
     1. 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.
  
              As he saw him nigh succeed.           --Spenser.
  
     2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.
  
     3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to
        follow; to pursue.
  
              Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir
                                                    T. Browne.
  
     4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]
  
              Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. i.
     1. 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.
  
              If the father left only daughters, they equally
              succeeded to him in copartnership.    --Sir M. Hale.
  
              Enjoy till I return Short pleasures; for long woes
              are to succeed!                       --Milton.
  
     2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the
        death of the occupant.
  
              No woman shall succeed in Salique land. --Shak.
  
     3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same
        family; to devolve. --Shak.
  
     4. 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.
  
              It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without
              ambition.                             --Dryden.
  
              Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but
              neither will it succeed in English.   --Dryden.
  
     5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]
  
              Will you to the cooler cave succeed!  --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To follow; pursue. See Follow.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  succeed
       v 1: 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"
            [syn: win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver
            the goods] [ant: fail]
       2: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
          succeed to the throne?" [syn: come after, follow]
          [ant: precede]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 επιτυγχάνω
     2 διαδέχομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
     2 (lb en transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order
  vis-à-vis an office, position,  or title.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or
  consequent; (q: often with ''to'').
     4 (lb en intransitive) 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; (q: often with ''to'').

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
     2 (lb en transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order
  vis-à-vis an office, position,  or title.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or
  consequent; (q: often with ''to'').
     4 (lb en intransitive) 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; (q: often with ''to'').

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
     2 (lb en transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order
  vis-à-vis an office, position,  or title.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or
  consequent; (q: often with ''to'').
     4 (lb en intransitive) 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; (q: often with ''to'').

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
     2 (lb en transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order
  vis-à-vis an office, position,  or title.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or
  consequent; (q: often with ''to'').
     4 (lb en intransitive) 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; (q: often with ''to'').

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     Englanti vb.
     1 onnistua, menestyä
     2 seurata (''jossakin tehtävässä'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  succeed
     Engelska vb.
     lyckas

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  succeed /səksˈiːd/
  slaag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Succeed /səksˈiːd/
  إنجح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  succeed //səkˈsiːd// 
  1. следвам
  To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue
  2. наследявам
  To fall heir to; to inherit
  3. приемник съм на, следвам
  To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of
  4. успявам
  To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful