succeed
verb (used without object)
to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result.
has been succeeding
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present perfect progressiveof succeed (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But not necessarily on whether the FIA has been succeeding.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2021
Quigley, who was once a private tour chef to singer Bryan Adams, says Scotland has been trying to "shake off" its unhealthy image for 20 years and it has been succeeding in many ways.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2012
Because of that, for better and worse, Mr. Shelton has been succeeding by relative stealth.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2011
It is confessed that civilization has been succeeding on the technical side and failing on the ethical.
From The Social Principles of Jesus by Walter Rauschenbusch
