follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone. follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.
Idiom if at first you don't succeed, try, try again (Definition of succeed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
- to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully: Our efforts succeeded. 2. to thrive, grow, or the like. 3. to accomplish what is attempted or intended: We succeeded in our efforts. 4. to attain success in some popularly recognized form, as wealth or standing.
Verb succeed (third-person singular simple present succeeds, present participle succeeding, simple past and past participle succeeded) (transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
succeed, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
What does Succeed mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Succeed. "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.
To succeed is to turn out well, to attain a goal: It is everyone's wish to succeed in life. To flourish is to give evidence of success or a ripe development of power, reputation, etc.: Culture flourishes among free people.
Definition of succeed verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.