succeed **** suc·ceed

succeed **** suc·ceed
[sək'siːd]
1. vi
1) (be successful: gen) riuscire, avere successo

the plan did not succeed — il piano è fallito

to succeed in life/business — avere successo nella vita/negli affari

to succeed in doing sth — riuscire a fare qc

they succeeded in persuading her — sono riusciti a persuaderla

2)

(follow) to succeed (to) — succedere (a)

2. vt
(monarch) succedere a

to succeed sb in a post — succedere a qn in un posto


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