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

The company’s three-year randomized controlled trial succeeded on the key benchmarks the FDA set years earlier, reducing progression by about a third among children under 12 and more among the fastest progressors at the start.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tudor, 47, has overseen four consecutive defeats - including three in the Premier League - in a dismal start since he succeeded Thomas Frank on 14 February.

From BBC

The attacks are aimed at driving oil prices higher and have succeeded in spiking benchmark prices above $100 a barrel for a period.

From The Wall Street Journal

His father succeeded in a sense: “He built something that, you know, fooled everybody.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Not all of the operations Cooper has been involved with have succeeded.

From The Wall Street Journal