succeeded

[suhk-see-did]

adjective

1. having followed or replaced another by descent, election, appointment, etc..

   After his father had been executed, discussions took place between the newly succeeded king and representatives from Scotland.

2. having turned out as planned, desired, or hoped; successful.

   The project, combining breakdancing and Bach, is a perfectly succeeded blend of high culture with street art.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of succeed.

Other Word Forms

• unsucceeded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of succeeded¹

First recorded in 1890–95; succeed ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; succeed ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

The first bat eventually abandoned its pursuit -- birds are agile aerialists too -- but the second succeeded after a nearly three-minute chase, capturing a robin near the ground.

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But "thanks to our knowledge and research, we have gradually succeeded".

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He succeeded, giving life to his anonymous, pedestrian stick figures.

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The climate group ended its protests earlier this year, claiming it had succeeded in its initial aim to stop Britain from approving new oil and gas projects.

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In a show of power, these activists even succeeded in disrupting California’s 2023 state Democratic Party convention.

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