succeeded
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
An inflected form of succeed · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,451 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,661 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% 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?
succeeded 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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A billet was a misfortune which Charles Darragon had hitherto succeeded in warding off.
Barlasch of the Guard · Henry Seton Merriman · Chapter 1
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That time over, he succeeded, thanks to M. Chapelain, in finding a place with an architect.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Life had ceased to be a rather grey, orderly business in which day succeeded day calmly and without event.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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She had just succeeded in getting the true hand out from under the magician's pillow when Dragondel woke up.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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This time a younger man was chosen, but he succeeded with Joseph not very much better than the first.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1