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

After a visit to Austria to see how a similarly remote resort there succeeded, Horning took the plunge.

From The Wall Street Journal

The corpse of the woman who “succeeded in mystifying the people of all classes” was put into temporary storage.

From Literature

Finally he succeeded in herding them all to one side where they bunched up and stayed.

From Literature

The team is researching how the model has succeeded in other states and evaluating need and interest among providers.

From Los Angeles Times

But she said that because the union had “succeeded in bringing back serious negotiations,” it was important to get “members back to caring for patients and serving communities.”

From Los Angeles Times