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• past tense form of succeed.
• past participle of succeed.

succeeded

American  

[suhk-see-did] / səkˈsi dɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unsucceeded
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of succeeded

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

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Example Sentences

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succeeded

Her signature program, Executive Directive One, succeeded in cutting the time it takes to review 100% affordable projects and led to a flurry of development proposals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Just because they haven’t succeeded, and they’re deplorably bad at it, does that mean we shouldn’t worry, or doesn’t it matter how bad you are at it.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Earlier experiments had succeeded only with extremely thin magnetic structures containing no more than three magnetic layers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

As I write this, there are no reports that anyone or anything has succeeded in using the flaws to attack a site.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Half-an-hour’s recreation succeeded, then study; then the glass of water and the piece of oat-cake, prayers, and bed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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