verb
1 manage to achieve what you want; do well
ADVERB
▪ admirably , beautifully ( esp. AmE ), brilliantly , marvellously/marvelously ( esp. AmE ), well , wildly ( esp. AmE ), wonderfully
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The book ~s beautifully in presenting the problem before us.
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The plan ~ed pretty well.
▪ not quite
▪ nearly
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They very nearly ~ed in blowing up the building.
▪ completely , fully , truly
▪ largely , mostly
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We feel that we have largely ~ed in our aims.
▪ partially , partly
▪ rarely
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This option has rarely ~ed in recent years.
▪ eventually , finally , ultimately
▪ apparently
▪ academically
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the pressure on children to ~ academically
VERB + SUCCEED
▪ be likely to , be unlikely to
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The appeal is unlikely to ~.
▪ be determined to , hope to , want to
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No company can hope to ~ at everything.
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ manage to
PREPOSITION
▪ against
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to ~ against serious opposition
▪ at
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She can teach you how to ~ at tennis.
▪ in
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We ~ed in repairing the engine.
▪ with
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hints on how to ~ with interior design
2 have a job/position after sb else
VERB + SUCCEED
▪ appoint sb to , elect sb to ( esp. BrE )
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He was appointed to ~ Solti as head of the orchestra.
▪ be tipped to ( esp. BrE )
▪ be expected to
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He was expected to ~ Jack Smith as CEO when he retired.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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He was widely tipped to ~ her as leader of the party.
▪ to
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Elizabeth ~ed to the throne in 1558.
Succeed is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ appeal , ↑ attack , ↑ attempt , ↑ bid , ↑ business , ↑ campaign , ↑ effort , ↑ enterprise , ↑ mission , ↑ movement , ↑ plan , ↑ scheme , ↑ strategy , ↑ tactic
Succeed is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ father