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Synonyms for succeeded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suhk-seed
Phonetic Transcription : səkˈsid

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Définition of succeeded

Origin :
  • late 14c., "come next after, take the place of another," from Old French succeder (14c.), from Latin succedere "come after, go near to," from sub "next to, after" (see sub-) + cedere "go, move" (see cede). Meaning "to continue, endure" is from early 15c. The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well).
  • verb attain good outcome
  • verb come after; take the place of
Example sentences :
  • Everybody said that he had only succeeded in showing that his resignation was unnecessary.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • To Cimabue succeeded his pupil, the famous Giotto, who died in 1337.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • It was not, however, before the lapse of several months that he succeeded.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But if this succeeded with Hester and Mark, how with Cornelius?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Even had Shakespeare tried to hide himself in his work, he could not have succeeded.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • We have succeeded, and I want to enjoy our success and forget its processes.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • I know that he has tried to stay away from me, and why he has not succeeded.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • This is an oblique way of saying that Marduk succeeded where Ea failed.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • Together they succeeded in getting him into the buggy; then, gently, Mike drove to the house.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Like the day, the nights succeeded nights, yet nothing, nothing manifested itself.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

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