Analysis Complete

succeed

/ succeed /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Opposites:
precede come before
Kinds of:
accede enter supplant replace supersede
Derived:
sequence chronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
fail go wrong miscarry
Kinds of:
hit pull off negociate bring off carry off
Derived:
achiever winner success succeeder
Entails:
try seek attempt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
2
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accede enter supplant replace supersede precede come before hit pull off negociate bring off carry off