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succeed
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[səkˈsiːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- achieve the desired aim or result
(e.g: keep trying and you will eventually succeed)
- take over a throne, office, or other position from
(e.g: he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister)
Phrases:
- nothing succeeds like success
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’
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