succeed
verb (used without object)
to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result.
had succeeded
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past perfectof succeed.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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All three approaches had been tested individually before, but none had succeeded in permanently clearing the virus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“She had succeeded in so many allegedly difficult situations that there’s not too much more you could throw at her. But six years is an eternity in politics. So here we are again.”
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
If he were to fail, Zubrin said, it'd be because "he had succeeded in everything he had done before, and so no one could tell him that he was wrong."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Odeh had succeeded Ezzedin al-Haddad, a Hamas veteran who had also taken over as military commander after his predecessor was killed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The fourth night, he believed, the chief had succeeded in assigning Rolf and another of our group to the same shift.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
