ADV

admirably, brilliantly, well
The plan succeeded pretty well
not quite
nearly
They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the parliament building
largely
We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims
partially, partly
eventually, finally
apparently
academically
the pressure on children to succeed academically

VERB + SUCCEED

be likely/unlikely to
The appeal is unlikely to succeed
be determined to, hope to, want to
No company can hope to succeed at everything

PREP

against
to succeed against serious opposition
at
She can teach you how to succeed at tennis
in
She has succeeded in a difficult career. We succeeded in repairing the engine
with
hints on how to succeed with interior design

VERB + SUCCEED

appoint sb to, elect sb to
He was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
be tipped to

PREP

as
He was widely tipped to succeed William Hague as leader of the party
to
She succeeded to the throne in 1558