Another word for succeed
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Verb
To occur after in time
- To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
- (Philosophy) To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
- To follow immediately after; ensue.
- To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
- To be attentive to; pay close heed to:
- To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:
- To happen as a consequence; result
- To come afterward; follow immediately
- (Archaic) To strive for; follow; pursue
Idioms:To gain success
- To cause to rise:
- To puff up or become larger; swell up:
- To cause to rise, as birds from cover or a fish to the surface of the water
- To come at length; take place:
- To achieve success or recognition:
- To reach one's destination; come to a place
To turn out well
- (Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
- (Intransitive) To click the left button of a computer mouse while pointing.
- To fit, work, or get along together successfully
- (Informal) To use one's influence, charm, etc. on (a person) to gain some profit or advantage
- To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort:
- To knead, stir, or otherwise manipulate in preparation:
- (Rugby) To score a try
- (Idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
- (Idiomatic) To create a response or impression.
- To proceed or move according to:
- To work or operate properly; function
- To continue to be in a certain condition or continue an activity:
See also:
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Another word for succeed
Verb
To attain success
- To perform a theatrical production.
- To explain or state something clearly and understandably.
- (Chiefly US, idiomatic) Variant form of cut a wide swath.
- To move, proceed, etc. slowly and with or as with difficulty
- To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort:
- To cause to operate or function; actuate, use, or manage:
- (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
- To hold while moving something out.
- (Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
- (Computers) To press down and release a button on a pointing device in order to select an item on a display screen or activate a command or function. Often used with on:
- To fit, work, or get along together successfully
- (Idiomatic) To make (a task) quicker or easier.
- (Idiomatic) To deal with or overcome (someone or something) quickly and without difficulty.
- (Idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)
- To be better, more effective, funnier, etc. than; surpass; outdo
- To exceed or surpass:
- To go over the top of (a rise of ground, etc.)
- (Games) To make (a piece in checkers that has reached the last row) into a king by placing another piece upon it.
- To complete successfully; put the finishing touch on
- To bring to completion or successful conclusion; consummate:
- To reach one's destination; come to a place
- To achieve success or recognition:
- To come at length; take place:
- (Idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
- (Idiomatic) To move forward, usually toward a destination or goal, physically or conceptually.
- To gain the advantage over; defeat:
- To a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
- To get the better of; defeat
- To check or stop (a natural flow, secretion, or excretion)
- To keep back; restrain; check
- To keep from appearing or being known, published, etc.
- To put in a simpler or more systematic form; simplify or codify:
- To bring into a certain order; systematize
- (Arith.) To change in denomination or form without changing in value
- To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end
- To leave far behind; outrun.
- To cause to appear at a distance.
- To do better or more than; leave behind; outdo; outdistance
- To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
- To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
- To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
- To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):
- To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
- To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
- To be or become stronger or more widespread; predominate
- To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used with on, upon, or with.
- To produce or achieve the desired effect; be effective; succeed
- To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
- (Obs.) To surpass or exceed; go beyond
- To get the better of; conquer; overcome
- To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.
- To succeed in reaching or achieving a specified condition or place; get
- To gain (respect or love, for example) by effort:
- To get by effort, labor, struggle, etc.
- To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:
- To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
- To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
- (--- Archaic) To control or maintain (one's nature) in a particular condition:
- To hold as property or occupy in person; have as something that belongs to one; own
- (Archaic) To cause (oneself) to own, hold, or master something, such as property or knowledge.
- To be victorious or successful; win.
- To gain victory or success; win mastery
- To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.
- To become an expert in (an art, science, etc.)
- To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about:
- To become master of; control, conquer, etc.
- To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted):
- To hear or see (information, for example):
- (--- Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
- To get as an increase, addition, profit, or advantage
- To come into possession or use of; acquire:
- To get by effort or merit, as in competition; win
- To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
- To find and bring back game or a thrown object:
- To get back; recover
- To bring (land) into or return to a suitable condition for use; reclaim.
- To search for, find, and bring back:
- (Law) To get or get back by final judgment in a court
- To receive advantage; profit
- To be helpful or useful to.
- To derive benefit:
- To reap a harvest, reward, etc.
- To obtain a return or reward.
- To gain or obtain as the reward of action, conduct, work, etc.
- To turn or twist; esp., to pull or force away violently with a twisting motion
- To take possession of forcefully; seize or usurp:
- To distort or change the true meaning, purpose, use, etc. of; pervert; twist
- To take or seize by force, surprise, or skill
- To represent (something transient, immaterial, etc.) in more or less permanent form
- To attract and hold:
- (Now Rare) To write in an ornamental style
- To grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
- To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
- To gain possession of:
- To gain through experience; come by:
- To get by one's own efforts:
- To bring into reality; make real:
- To be sold for, or bring as profit (a specified sum)
- To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit:
- To make a gain or profit.
- To reap an advantage, financial or otherwise; benefit
- To be beneficial to:
- To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
- To prosper or flourish; be successful, esp. as the result of economical management
- To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
- To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
- (Archaic) To arrive at; reach or achieve
- To get possession of, esp. by some effort; procure
- To win or enjoy credit, popularity, success, etc.
- (--- Baseball) To cause (a base runner) to cross home plate, especially by getting a hit:
- To get by effort or merit; gain
- (Naut.) To stop working
- To bring to a halt; stop
- To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
- To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
- To get or deserve as a result of something one has done
- (Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
- To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
- To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
- To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
- To make an effort to address the needs of a group or community. Often used with out:
- To extend or move a hand, arm, or other body part, especially when trying to touch or grasp something:
- To get in touch with, as by telephone
- To succeed in reaching or coming (to a goal)
- To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time:
- To gain as an objective; achieve:
- (Archaic) To cause to prosper
- To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.
- To succeed, thrive, grow, etc. in a vigorous way
- To be or become; come to be (doing something); come to be (in a situation, condition, etc.)
- To come, go, or arrive
- To begin or start. Used with the present participle:
- To make complete; perfect
- To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
- To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.
- To bring about a desired result; succeed
- To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
- To get or reach by exertion; attain; gain
To follow in time
- To end in a particular way:
- To happen as a consequence:
- To happen or issue as a consequence or effect
- To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
- (Chemistry) To replace (an atom, radical, ion, or molecule) in a compound during a reaction.
- To take the place of; supplant or replace (a person or thing that one is the cause of or occasion for removing, pushing aside, etc.)
- To be subsequent to
- To write such a date on
- To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date
- To provide a substitute or equivalent for
- To take the place of or fill the role of:
- To provide a substitute for (something broken or unsatisfactory, for example):
- To remove or cause to be removed so as to make way for another; supplant
- To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed.
- To cause to be set aside or dropped from use as inferior or obsolete and replaced by something else
- To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics:
- To remove or uproot in order to replace with something else
- To take the place of or substitute for (another):
- To follow immediately after; ensue.
- To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
- (Philosophy) To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
- To take place afterward or as a result.
- To come afterward; follow immediately
- To happen as a consequence; result
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