succeed (/səkˈsiːd/)
verb · Intermediate · Common Verbs
🔊 /səkˈsiːd/
Meaning
Meaning: achieve a goal
To achieve something that you have been trying to do.
Examples
🗣 If you keep practising every single day, you will eventually succeed in playing the guitar.
Etymology
From Latin ‘succedere’ (to come after, go up), from ‘sub-‘ and ‘cedere’.
How & Where It’s Used
Means both to achieve a goal and to follow in a position.
Tags: success, goals