succeed

«succeed» in Mova's school dictionary: to do what you tried or hoped to do — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (succeed, succeeds, succeeded, succeeding)

meaning for a pupil

1) To succeed is to do what you tried or hoped to do. tree →

2) To succeed someone is to come after them and take their place, like a new king succeeding an old one. tree →

3) To succeed can mean to do well in life or in a job. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, teachers encourage pupils: «If at first you don't succeed, try, try again». In stories, heroes try many times before they succeed. In history, a prince succeeds his father as king. Phrases: «succeed in doing something», «succeed at», «succeed to the throne».

examples

• She succeeded in climbing to the top of the wall. tree →
• If at first you don't succeed, try again. tree →
• With practice, you will succeed. tree →
• He finally succeeded in tying his shoelaces. tree →
• The prince succeeded his father as king. tree →
• Our plan to surprise Mum succeeded. tree →
• Working together helps everyone succeed. tree →
• All of them tried, but only one succeeded. tree →

note

Regular verb: «succeeded». Spelling: double c and double e: s-u-c-c-e-e-d. Say «succeed in doing» (not «succeed to do»). Noun: «success»; adjective: «successful». Opposite: «fail».

In the corpora

• Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, and increasest Thine indignation upon me; host succeeding host against me.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «succeed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.