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succeed

succeed /səkˈsiːd/ verb
succeeds; succeeded; succeeding
succeed
/səkˈsiːd/
verb
succeeds; succeeded; succeeding
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUCCEED
[no object]
: to do what you are trying to do : to achieve the correct or desired result
often + in
: to happen in the planned or desired way
[+ object] : to come after (something) in a series
: to get a particular job, position, or title after the person who had it before you has retired, died, etc.
[+ object]
[no object]

nothing succeeds like success

used to say that one success often results in another success