succeed

lograr, tener éxito

Conseguir el resultado que querías o habías planeado.

En inglés sencillo: To achieve the result you wanted or planned.

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

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

Sinónimos: work, achieve success

Antónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: succeed in something, succeed in doing, succeed at something

triunfar, tener éxito

Ir bien en el trabajo o en la vida y alcanzar el éxito o el reconocimiento.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

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

Sinónimos: do well, prosper, thrive

Antónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: succeed in business, succeed in life, succeed as something

suceder, reemplazar

Ocupar el puesto, cargo o título de alguien después de que se vaya o muera.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: replace, take over from

Expresiones frecuentes: succeed someone, succeed as president, succeed the king, succeed to something

suceder, seguir

Venir después de otra cosa en el tiempo o en una secuencia.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: follow, come after

Antónimos: precede

Expresiones frecuentes: succeed something, succeed one another