verb

1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.

   “Autumn succeeds summer.”

2. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.

   “The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.”

3. To fall heir to; to inherit.

   “So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.”

Synonyms: come after, do well, flourish

noun

1. Success

adjective

1. Following, next in order.

Synonyms: next