verb
succeed
suk-SEED/səkˈsiːd/
To achieve a desired result.
The student succeeds in fitting the final piece into the wooden puzzle.
Etymology
The movement image extended to getting on well or prospering. In English, “succeed well” lost its adverb, leaving “succeed” itself to mean achieving a favorable result.
In context
provide youth with the proper activities especially in that dangerous after school environment time so called third space and you will succeed in reducing the rates of substance misuse
More examples
- Our first attempt failed, but the second succeeded.
- You need patience and practice to succeed as a musician.
- They finally succeeded in getting the landlord to fix the leak.
Forms
succeed · succeeds · succeeded · succeeding
success noun — The achievement of a desired result.
successful adjective — Having achieved a desired result.