succeed
attain success or reach a desired goal
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,721 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,118 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- attain success or reach a desired goal also: win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods The enterprise succeededWe succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- be the successor also: come after, follow Carter followed FordWill Charles succeed to the throne?
succeed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Was I certain that I could succeed?
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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When severity had failed, he hoped to succeed by gentleness, that’s all.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition, is yet to be developed.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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The young man thanked the magician for his directions, and promised, should they succeed, to reward him.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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I will only say, that I wish and hope I may succeed in accomplishing anything so great and beautiful.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1