succeed

riuscire, avere successo

Ottenere il risultato desiderato o previsto.

In inglese semplice: To achieve the result you wanted or planned.

• Our plan succeeded.
• They succeeded in opening the locked door.
• Will the experiment succeed this time?

Come si usa: succeed in doing something (We succeeded in finding a cheaper flat.); succeed at something (She succeeded at every task we gave her.)

Sinonimi: work, achieve success

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: succeed in something, succeed in doing, succeed at something

avere successo, affermarsi

Andare bene nel lavoro o nella vita e ottenere successo o riconoscimento.

In inglese semplice: To do well in your work or life and gain success or recognition.

• She wants to succeed.
• He succeeded as an actor after years of small roles.
• Can anyone succeed in this industry without useful contacts?

Come si usa: succeed in something (She wants to succeed in business.); succeed as someone/something (He succeeded as a writer.)

Sinonimi: do well, prosper, thrive

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: succeed in business, succeed in life, succeed as something

succedere, subentrare

Assumere il lavoro, la posizione o il titolo di qualcuno dopo la sua partenza o morte.

In inglese semplice: To take someone’s job, position, or title after they leave or die.

• She succeeded her father as director.
• Who will succeed the retiring president?
• The young king succeeded his uncle last spring.

Come si usa: succeed someone as something (Maya succeeded Paul as head of the department.)

Sinonimi: replace, take over from

Espressioni comuni: succeed someone, succeed as president, succeed the king, succeed to something

seguire, succedere

Venire dopo qualcos’altro nel tempo o in una sequenza.

In inglese semplice: To come after something else in time or order.

• Winter succeeds autumn.
• A long silence succeeded the announcement.
• Several dry years succeeded the wet summer.

Sinonimi: follow, come after

Contrari: precede

Espressioni comuni: succeed something, succeed one another