SUCCEED
/səkˈsiːd/
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
S(1) U(1) C(3) C(3) E(1) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/səkˈsiːd/
verb
- To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.“Autumn succeeds summer.”
- To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.“The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime.”
- To fall heir to; to inherit.“So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: SUCCEED-S