Succeed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

attain success or reach a desired goal

be the successor (of)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səksˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/səksˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səksˈiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /səksˈiːd/.

Examples

The enterprise succeeded
We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

follow win bring home the bacon come through come after deliver the goods

Antonyms

precede fail

Parts of Speech

verb	attain success or reach a desired goal “The enterprise succeeded”
verb	be the successor (of) “Carter followed Ford”

Word Forms

succeeder	noun	a person with a record of successes
winner	noun	a person with a record of successes
successive	adjective	in regular succession without gaps
succession	noun	a following of one thing after another in time
successor	noun	a person who follows next in order

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gelingen

Erfolg haben oder ein gewünschtes Ziel erreichen

🇫🇷French

réussir

réussir ou atteindre un objectif souhaité

🇪🇸Spanish

tener éxito

alcanzar el éxito o alcanzar una meta deseada

🇮🇹Italian

avere successo

ottenere il successo o raggiungere un obiettivo desiderato

🇳🇱Dutch

slagen

succes behalen of een gewenst doel bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ter sucesso

alcançar o sucesso ou alcançar um objetivo desejado

🇷🇺Russian

преуспевать

добиться успеха или достичь желаемой цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफल होना

सफलता प्राप्त करना या इच्छित लक्ष्य प्राप्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সফল

সাফল্য অর্জন বা একটি কাঙ্ক্ষিত লক্ষ্যে পৌঁছান

🇮🇳Tamil

வெற்றி

வெற்றியை அடையுங்கள் அல்லது விரும்பிய இலக்கை அடையுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విజయం సాధిస్తారు

విజయం సాధించండి లేదా కోరుకున్న లక్ష్యాన్ని చేరుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

यशस्वी

यश मिळवा किंवा इच्छित ध्येय गाठा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફળ

સફળતા પ્રાપ્ત કરો અથવા ઇચ્છિત લક્ષ્ય સુધી પહોંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಶಸ್ಸು

ಯಶಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಯಸಿದ ಗುರಿಯನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിജയിക്കുക

വിജയം നേടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ലക്ഷ്യത്തിലെത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਫਲ

ਸਫਲਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਟੀਚੇ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کامیاب

کامیابی حاصل کریں یا مطلوبہ مقصد تک پہنچیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成功

取得成功或达到预期目标

🇯🇵Japanese

成功する

成功を収める、または望ましい目標を達成する

🇰🇷Korean

성공하다

성공하거나 원하는 목표에 도달

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thành công

đạt được thành công hoặc đạt được mục tiêu mong muốn

🇹🇭Thai

ประสบความสำเร็จ

บรรลุความสำเร็จหรือบรรลุเป้าหมายที่ต้องการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhasil

mencapai kesuksesan atau mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan

🇵🇭Filipino

magtagumpay

makamit ang tagumpay o maabot ang ninanais na layunin

🇲🇾Malay

berjaya

mencapai kejayaan atau mencapai matlamat yang diingini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنجح

تحقيق النجاح أو الوصول إلى الهدف المنشود

🇮🇷Persian

موفق شدن

رسیدن به موفقیت یا رسیدن به هدف دلخواه

🇹🇷Turkish

başarmak

başarıya ulaşmak veya istenen bir hedefe ulaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַצְלִיחַ

להשיג הצלחה או להגיע ליעד רצוי

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