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Meaning
Verb
●
To
follow
something in
sequence
or time.
●
To
replace
or
supplant
someone in order
vis-à-vis
an
office
,
position
, or title.
●
To
come after
or
follow
; to be
subsequent
or
consequent
; (often with to).
●
To
come in
the place of another person,
thing
, or
event
;
to come
next in the
usual
, natural, or
prescribed
course
of
thing
s; to
follow
; hence,
to come
next in the
possession
of anything; (often with to).
To
ascend
the
throne
after the
removal
or
death
of the occupant.
●
To
prevail
in
obtaining
an
intended
objective
or
accomplishment
; to
prosper
as a result
or
conclusion
of a particular effort.
●
To
prosper
or
attain
success
and
beneficial
results in general.
●
To
turn out
,
fare
, do (well or ill).
●
To support; to
prosper
; to
promote
or give
success
to.
●
To
descend
, as an
estate
or an
heirloom
, in the same family; to
devolve
; (often with to).
●
To
fall
heir
to; to inherit.
●
To
go down
or
near
(with to).
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Origin
succeed
English
succeder
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
succedo
Latin
cedo
Latin
sub
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ensue
Follow
Succeed
Flourish
Prosper
Succede
Come After
Follow On
Do Well
Take The Place Of
Antonyms
Precede
Fail
Fall On One'S Face
Related
Thrive
Survive
Excel
Win
Achieve
Accomplish
Participate
Compete
Grow
Successful
Work
Persevere
Progress
Engage
Perform
Attain
Prevail
Operate
Function
Fulfill
Learn
Fail
Innovate
Pursue
Strive
Advance
Focus
Invest
Realize
Benefit
Continue
Act
Sustain
Gain
Earn
Proceed
Reach
Believe
Win Big
Make A Difference
Take The Lead
Rise To The Challenge
Rise To The Occasion
More
Rhymes
Eid
Read
Mead
He'D
Cede
Reed
Weed
Meed
Seed
We'D
Mede
Deed
Ye'D
Feed
Lede
Heed
Bead
Need
Creed
Keyed
Plead
Glede
Knead
Speed
Blead
Tweed
Gleed
Steed
Sneed
Kneed
Bleed
Greed
She'D
Breed
Impede
Beread
Screed
Unheed
Tawhid
Expede
Recede
Indeed
Abreed
Thneed
Agreed
Exceed
Precede
Succeed
Nasheed
Aniseed
Concede
Mislead
Misread
Proceed
Stampede
Overbreed
Underfeed
Supersede
Intercede
Interbreed
Tumbleweed
Lushootseed
Counterplead
Port Said
More
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