Succeeded vs. Succeed — What's the Difference?

To come next in time or order

To come next in time or order

To replace another in office or position

To replace another in office or position

To accomplish something desired or intended

To accomplish something desired or intended

(Obsolete) To pass to a person by way of inheritance.

(Obsolete) To pass to a person by way of inheritance.

To come after (something) in time or order; follow

To come after (something) in time or order; follow

To come after and take the place of

To come after and take the place of

Simple past tense and past participle of succeed

(transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.

(transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.

(intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent; often with to.

(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; often with to.

(intransitive) To ascend the throne after the removal or death of the occupant.

(intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.

(intransitive) To prosper or attain success and beneficial results in general.

To turn out, fare, do (well or ill).

(transitive) To support; to prosper; to promote or give success to.

(intransitive) To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve; often with to.

To fall heir to; to inherit.

To go down or near with to.

To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer.

To fall heir to; to inherit.

To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.

To support; to prosper; to promote.

To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; - often with to.

To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.

To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.

To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded.

To go under cover.

Attain success or reach a desired goal;

Be the successor (of);