succeeded
- 1Simple past and past participle of succeed.
Their campaign succeeded in raising millions for the shelter.
Queen Elizabeth succeeded her father on the throne.
Note
One regular spelling does both jobs: the plain past (she succeeded) and the participle after have (she has succeeded). An object signals the meaning. With one, it means following or replacing someone, and only then can it turn passive: he was succeeded by his son. Achieving takes no object and pairs with in (succeeded in raising funds). Coming into a title or possession pairs with to (succeeded to the throne).
succeeded is a form of succeed
succeed, verb: To prevail in obtaining an intended objective; to prosper as the result of a particular effort. Full entry
- Forms
- succeedsucceeds he/she/itsucceeding -ing formsucceeded past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- succeed → succeeded: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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