succeed

1. Attain success or reach a desired goal (synset 202529837)
   "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
   entail: assay, attempt, essay, seek, try - make an effort or attempt
   subtypes:

   • hit - hit the intended target or goal
   • bring off, carry off, manage, negociate, pull off - be successful; achieve a goal
   • clear, pass - go unchallenged; be approved
   • hit the jackpot, luck out - succeed by luck
   • nail, nail down, peg - succeed in obtaining a position
   • make it, pass - go successfully through a test or a selection process
   • run - make without a miss
   • act, work - have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
   • pan out - be a success
   • accomplish, achieve, attain, reach - to gain with effort
   • arrive, get in, go far, make it - succeed in a big way; get to the top
   same as: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, win
2. Be the successor (of) (synset 202411715)
   "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
   subtypes:

   • accede, enter - take on duties or office
   • replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant - take the place or move into the position of
   same as: come after, follow

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