succeed

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb attain success or reach a desired goal
  2. verb be the successor (of)

Etymology

From Old French succeder, from Latin succedere (“to go under, go from under, come under, approach, follow, take the place of, receive by succession, prosper, be successful”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

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