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

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

Example Sentences

Many of those rules, he said, are based on historical lessons from places where such taxes have failed, but also where they’ve succeeded.

From Los Angeles Times

She was succeeded on an interim basis by Katrina Armstrong, head of the university’s medical center.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was not immediately clear whether Lam had succeeded in his goal of securing the national presidency -- seen as the second most powerful position in Vietnamese politics -- as well as the party headship.

From Barron's

He flung his huge pelican wings out to catch himself, but only succeeded in knocking down both Normans, too.

From Literature

This would be the first major move by Berkshire’s new CEO Greg Abel, who succeeded the retiring Buffett at the beginning of the year.

From MarketWatch