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