Words / B1

s-uh-k-SEED/səkˈsiːd/

Succeed means do what you were trying to do. Succeed in + -ing: succeed in passing; succeed as a writer. Success is the noun; successful is the adjective. Fail is the opposite. Achieve often needs an object (achieve a goal); succeed can stand alone. Succession / successor are about who comes next, not about doing well — a spelling trap.

Meaning

To do what you were trying to do; to have a good result.

Examples

• “If you practise, you will succeed.”
• “Very few people succeed at the first attempt.”
• “She succeeded in changing the timetable.”

Good to know

succeed in + -ing. succeed as + job. Noun: success. Adjective: successful. Trap: successor.

Near in meaning

achieve

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