succeeded; succeeding; succeeds
Definition of succeed
1a
: to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate
especially
: to inherit sovereignty, rank, or title
b
: to follow after another in order
2a
: to turn out well
b
: to attain a desired object or end
students who succeed in college
3
obsolete
: to pass to a person by inheritance
1
: to follow in sequence and especially immediately
2
: to come after as heir or successor
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