(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ in doing something, you manage to do it.
We have already ~ed in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense...
Some people will ~ in their efforts to stop smoking...
? fail
VERB: V in -ing/n, V in -ing/n
2.
If something ~s, it works in a satisfactory way or has the result that is intended.
...a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to ~.
? fail
VERB: V
3.
Someone who ~s gains a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics.
...the skills and qualities needed to ~ in small and medium-sized businesses.
? fail
VERB: V
4.
If you ~ another person, you are the next person to have their job or position.
David Rowland is almost certain to ~ him as chairman on January 1...
The present ruler, Prince Rainier III, ~ed to the throne on 9 May 1949.
VERB: V n, V to n
5.
If one thing is ~ed by another thing, the other thing happens or comes after it.
A quick divorce can be ~ed by a much longer–and more agonising–period of haggling over the fate of the family.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed