succeed
/səkˈsiːd/ verbDefinition
ACHIEVE [I] › to achieve what you are trying to achieve: She has the skill and determination to succeed. [+ in + doing sth] He has finally succeeded in passing his exams.
TAKE POSITION [T] › to take an official job or position after someone else: The Queen was succeeded by her eldest son when she died.
(Definition of succeed verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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