succeed
verb (used without object)
to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result.
are succeeding
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present progressiveof succeed.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Many of the images are succeeding in drawing attention — but for reasons that have little to do with whetting diners’ appetites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Making noise, online and in local government meetings, is where organizers are succeeding across the country in their goals of stopping new center construction.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
The Kantar data also revealed which supermarket chains are succeeding in the competition to attract more shoppers.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2024
But analysts say Le Pen and her party are succeeding in shifting public discourse and perceptions.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
“But I try to concentrate on only the big result and to forget that they are succeeding, too. I tty to pretend that they are not significant.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
