succeed
verb (used without object)
to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result.
have succeeded
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present perfectof succeed.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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DSA spokesperson Tobe said many of the organization's candidates have succeeded by simply offering a different solution for working people.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Defence barrister Chris Henley said Albadri's plan "could never ever have succeeded", adding "there was no serious risk of any harm to anybody".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Books by Jewish writers with sharply different political views have succeeded since Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He previously appeared in Salon thanks to Russell Payne’s reporting on the “campaign” to get Zohran Mamdani deported, which does not appear to have succeeded.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Neither the Revolution nor the infant republic could have succeeded without the support of the southern states, so Adams had deferred to the Virginians to assume leadership of the antislavery movement.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
