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succeed.

Meanings
  • Verb

    Reach or achieve a desired goal

    - "With hard work and determination, they finally succeeded in passing the exam."
    - "The new manager succeeded in turning around the struggling company."
  • Verb

    Allow something to happen or be accomplished

    - "The project succeeded despite numerous setbacks."
    - "Their plan succeeded in gaining the necessary support."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with succeed.
sued , cued , dued , mued
Variants
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succeed , succeeded , succeeder , succeeders , succeeding , succeeds , only succeed in
Forms
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succeeded, succeeding, successfully

Etymology
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Old English sucan, from sucian ‘follow, come after, succeed’

Trivia
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  1. The term 'succeed' is derived from the Old English word 'sucan', which means 'to follow, come after, succeed'.

  2. Did you know that the term 'succession' is related to the concept of succeeding one another in a series?

  3. The word 'succeed' has been used in various forms of literature, including Shakespeare's plays and Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.

  4. In music, the term 'succession' refers to the order in which musical elements follow one another.

Related Concepts
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  1. Achievement: The process of accomplishing a goal or a series of goals

  2. Progress: The advancement towards a goal or an objective

Quotes
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  1. Ghosh's remarkable detective work "succeeds" in rescuing an entire group of marginalized figures from British and South Asian amnesia, if not outright denial.

    - Maya Jasanoff,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},18 Dec. 2008

  2. Enter Gordon Brown. Journalistic legend has it that, over dinner in a trendy London restaurant as long ago as 1994, the two of them settled that Blair would lead the Labour party for an unspecified length of time and Brown would then "succeed" him.

    - David Pryce-Jones,{it}National Review{/it},28 May 2007

  3. Maguire, a freelance writer who specializes in culture and technology and recently published a book about spelling bees, paints a vivid portrait of Sullivan as a tough-minded micromanager who tightly controlled every aspect of his show, even telling Ella Fitzgerald what to sing. Behind the avuncular, slightly befuddled façade viewers knew, he writes, was a man consumed by ambition and driven to "succeed" at any cost.

    - Peter Keepnews,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},11 June 2006
Culture
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The word 'succeed' has been used extensively in literature and art to denote achievement and triumph. In music, the term 'succession' is related to the concept of succeeding one another in a series.

How to Memorize "succeed."

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a ladder or a staircase, each step representing a step closer to your goal. Once you reach the top, you have succeeded.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'succeed' with the image of a smiley face or a trophy to represent achievement and success.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic: 'Succeed' stands for 'Success Can End Desire'

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