succeed
To follow something in sequence or time.
Example
“Autumn succeeds summer.”
Other meanings
To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.
“The king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne.”
To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent; often with to.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "succeder".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “succeed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.