suc·ceed
(sək-sēd́)
[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere, sub-, near; see sub–, + cēdere, to go.]
verb: -ceed·ed, -ceed·ing, -ceeds.
intransitive verb
- To come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position: She succeeded to the throne.
- To accomplish something desired or intended: “Success is counted sweetest/By those who ne'er succeed” (Emily Dickinson)
- Obsolete To devolve upon a person by way of inheritance.
transitive verb
- To come after in time or order; follow.
- To come after and take the place of. See synonyms at follow
derivatives
- suc·cédent
- adjective
- suc·ceed́er
- noun