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Meaning of "succeed" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCCEED

From Latin succēdere to follow after, from sub- after + cēdere to go.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCCEED

succeed  [səkˈsiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCCEED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Succeed is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb succeed in English.

WHAT DOES SUCCEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

succeed

Toyota Succeed

The Toyota Succeed is a small five-door wagon sold by Toyota in Japan. Designed for commercial use, it is a simple design, and was introduced in August 2002. A more basic version for delivery use is known as the Toyota Probox. For model year 2007 on Japanese models only, G-BOOK, a subscription telematics service, is offered as an option.

Definition of succeed in the English dictionary

The first definition of succeed in the dictionary is to accomplish an aim, esp in the manner desired. Other definition of succeed is to happen in the manner desired. Succeed is also to acquit oneself satisfactorily or do well, as in a specified field.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUCCEED

PRESENT

Present
I succeed
you succeed
he/she/it succeeds
we succeed
you succeed
they succeed
Present continuous
I am succeeding
you are succeeding
he/she/it is succeeding
we are succeeding
you are succeeding
they are succeeding
Present perfect
I have succeeded
you have succeeded
he/she/it has succeeded
we have succeeded
you have succeeded
they have succeeded
Present perfect continuous
I have been succeeding
you have been succeeding
he/she/it has been succeeding
we have been succeeding
you have been succeeding
they have been succeeding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I succeeded
you succeeded
he/she/it succeeded
we succeeded
you succeeded
they succeeded
Past continuous
I was succeeding
you were succeeding
he/she/it was succeeding
we were succeeding
you were succeeding
they were succeeding
Past perfect
I had succeeded
you had succeeded
he/she/it had succeeded
we had succeeded
you had succeeded
they had succeeded
Past perfect continuous
I had been succeeding
you had been succeeding
he/she/it had been succeeding
we had been succeeding
you had been succeeding
they had been succeeding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will succeed
you will succeed
he/she/it will succeed
we will succeed
you will succeed
they will succeed
Future continuous
I will be succeeding
you will be succeeding
he/she/it will be succeeding
we will be succeeding
you will be succeeding
they will be succeeding
Future perfect
I will have succeeded
you will have succeeded
he/she/it will have succeeded
we will have succeeded
you will have succeeded
they will have succeeded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been succeeding
you will have been succeeding
he/she/it will have been succeeding
we will have been succeeding
you will have been succeeding
they will have been succeeding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would succeed
you would succeed
he/she/it would succeed
we would succeed
you would succeed
they would succeed
Conditional continuous
I would be succeeding
you would be succeeding
he/she/it would be succeeding
we would be succeeding
you would be succeeding
they would be succeeding
Conditional perfect
I would have succeed
you would have succeed
he/she/it would have succeed
we would have succeed
you would have succeed
they would have succeed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been succeeding
you would have been succeeding
he/she/it would have been succeeding
we would have been succeeding
you would have been succeeding
they would have been succeeding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you succeed
we let´s succeed
you succeed
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to succeed
Past participle
succeeded
Present Participle
succeeding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCCEED


accede
ækˈsiːd
antecede
ˌæntɪˈsiːd
birdseed
ˈbɜːdˌsiːd
cede
siːd
concede
kənˈsiːd
deseed
diːˈsiːd
exceed
ɪkˈsiːd
flaxseed
ˈflæksˌsiːd
hayseed
ˈheɪˌsiːd
incede
ɪnˈsiːd
intercede
ˌɪntəˈsiːd
precede
prɪˈsiːd
proceed
prəˈsiːd
re-cede
riːˈsiːd
recede
rɪˈsiːd
reseed
ˌriːˈsiːd
retrocede
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd
secede
sɪˈsiːd
seed
siːd
supersede
ˌsuːpəˈsiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCCEED

succedanea
succedaneous
succedaneum
succedent
succeedable
succeeder
succeeding
succeedingly
succentor
succentorship
success
success story
successantly
successful
successfully
successfulness
succession
succession state
successional
successionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCCEED

agreed
bleed
breed
creed
deed
feed
greed
guaranteed
heed
high-speed
indeed
need
reed
seaweed
shutter speed
speed
steed
tweed
up to speed
weed

Synonyms and antonyms of succeed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUCCEED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «succeed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of succeed

Translation of «succeed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCCEED

Find out the translation of succeed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of succeed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «succeed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成功
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conseguir
570 millions of speakers

English

succeed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَنْجَحُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преуспевать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ter sucesso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réussir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erfolgreich sein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

成功する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성공하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thành công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यशस्वी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başarılı olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riuscire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nastąpić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

досягти успіху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a avea succes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετυχαίνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lyckas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lykkes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of succeed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCEED»

The term «succeed» is very widely used and occupies the 9.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCCEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about succeed

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUCCEED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word succeed.
1
Nicos Anastasiades
The attitude of the people proves that not only do we want to, but that we can succeed in pulling our country out of the difficult position it finds itself in. The banking system of our country will survive and grow.
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John Barrasso
My dad, as a guy, had to quit school in the ninth grade, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. And spent his life pushing wheel barrels of heavy wet cement. So we've gone from pushing cement to now in one generation pushing legislation. But we always want any president to succeed, to do well; that means America does well and Americans do well.
3
Heather Bresch
The most important characteristic that has allowed me to succeed is confidence. I have always been comfortable in my own skin, and even when I was just starting out in my career, had the strength and self-assurance to ask tough questions and push for answers.
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Howard Graham Buffett
The whole concept behind 'Forty Chances' is really a mindset: If everybody thought they had to put themselves out of business in 40 years, you had 40 chances to succeed in what your primary goals are, you would probably be more urgent and you would be forced to change quicker.
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Herman Cain
One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.
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Joan Chen
When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed.
7
Bill Dixon
The magic of playing has to do with how much everyone wants it to succeed. If you have five players in a situation where the music is being improvised and one is determined it is not going to succeed, it won't succeed even if one of the musicians takes control.
8
Charles Durning
Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don't.
9
Arthur Eddington
It is even possible that laws which have not their origin in the mind may be irrational, and we can never succeed in formulating them.
10
Gad Elmaleh
When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say, 'O.K., that's it; merci.' But I'm not interested in that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCCEED»

Discover the use of succeed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to succeed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals
In Succeed, award-winning social psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson offers counterintuitive insights, illuminating stories, and science-based information that can help anyone: Set a goal to pursue even in the face of adversity Build ...
Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D., 2010
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power ...
Challenges conventional views about standardized testing to argue that success is more determined by self-discipline, and describes the work of pioneering researchers and educators who have enabled effective new teaching methods.
Paul Tough, 2012
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No Limits: The Will to Succeed
One of his mottos is 'Performance is Reality', and it typifies his attitude about swimming. No Limits goes behind the scenes to explore the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication that catapulted Phelps into the international spotlight.
Michael Phelps, 2012
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Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts ...
Drawing on a study of variation in the performance of ethnic parties in India, this book builds a theory of ethnic party performance in 'patronage democracies'.
Kanchan Chandra, 2007
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: With a New ...
From this classic tome, learn everything you need to know to land the corner office: · How to make money · How to make more money · How to choose the right company (one big enough so that nobody knows exactly what anyone else is doing) ...
Shepherd Mead, 2011
6
Management Teams: Why They Succeed Or Fail
All kinds of teams and team behaviours are covered. At the end of the book is a self-perception inventory so that readers can match their own personalities to particular team roles.
R. M. Belbin, 2010
7
Agile Project Management: How to Succeed in the Face of ...
The book offers an improvement upon classical project management processes by tying project processes more directly to the ever-changing requirements of business objective achieving improved flexibility and response time.
Gary Chin, 2004
8
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail Or Succeed
This title has been removed from sale by Penguin Group, USA.
Jared M. Diamond, 2006
9
Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed
Zeroing in on the specific skills that make great managers stand out from the pack, this comprehensive guide is both an essential primer for new managers and a valuable resource for seasoned executives.
Harvard Business School Press, 2013
10
SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each ...
With wit and clarity, Nowak and Highfield make the case that cooperation, not competition, is the defining human trait. SuperCooperators will expand our understanding of evolution and provoke debate for years to come.
Martin Nowak, Roger Highfield, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCCEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term succeed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sneak Peek - Jonathan Groff and Company Star in 'HOW TO …
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, as part of a new series of musical concert performances at the Royal Festival Hall, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS ... «Broadway World, May 15»
2
Jonathan Groff To Star in London Concert of How to Succeed
Jonathan Groff, who is currently appearing at New York's Public Theatre in Hamilton, has been announced to star as J. Pierrepont Finch in the previously ... «Playbill.com, Mar 15»
3
'Most Likely to Succeed': An Education Story for Students
In his film "Most Likely to Succeed," Whiteley focuses in on an arbitrarily antiquated American education system that was designed for a very different economy ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
4
'Mitt' director Greg Whiteley returns to Sundance with 'Most Likely to …
"Jeopardy" champion Ken Jennings is shown in a scene from Greg Whitely's "Most Likely to Succeed," part of the Documentary Premieres category of the the ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
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Sundance 2015: Most Likely to Succeed
Many jobs have been taken from workers and given to computers. There are obvious ones like assembly line operators, but consider this: computers are now ... «RadioWest, Jan 15»
6
Former SC judge Prasad to succeed Katju as PCI chief
Prasad will succeed justice Markanday Katju as the chairman of the PCI. Article continues. Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to ... «Times of India, Nov 14»
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6 Tips For Dealing With People Who Doubt Your Ability To Succeed
Show your skeptics you can succeed; don't just tell them. "Too often we talk a big game," Peggs says. "But you need to give people a real reason to believe you ... «Business Insider, Aug 14»
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Carol Leifer: 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying'
In “How to Succeed in Show Business Without Really Crying,” she weaves stories from her nearly 40-year career into helpful nuggets of career advice. «Buffalo News, Apr 14»
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Paul Tough Speaks at Harvard: How Children Succeed
One of the highlights of Paul Tough's new book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character comes in the final chapter, when he ... «Boston.com, Sep 12»
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"Been A Long Day": How to Succeed in Business Without Really …
The staff of the Worldwide Wicket Company clears their desks May 20 when the Tony Award-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really ... «Playbill.com, May 12»

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