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• past participle of succeed.
• past tense form of succeed.

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

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succeeded

Shares of Moderna soared 177% after the company and Merck said that their experimental mRNA-based melanoma vaccine succeeded in a late-stage study, preventing cancer from returning in high-risk patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Burnham succeeded former Labour Party leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on July 20.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

All three approaches had been tested individually before, but none had succeeded in permanently clearing the virus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

He also said Labour needed to "learn to win again", arguing that it succeeded when it was "rooted in communities and serious about people's lives".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Unfortunately, he didn’t come close to reaching, and only succeeded in spinning himself around in a circle.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley