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succeed - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
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win |
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fail,
go wrong,
miscarry get worse; "Her health is declining"
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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bring off,
carry off,
manage,
negociate,
pull off be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
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clear,
pass free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
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hit the jackpot,
luck out succeed by luck; "I lucked out and found the last parking spot in the lot"
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nail,
nail down,
peg attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
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make it,
pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
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run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
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act,
work behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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pan out be a success; "The idea panned out"
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accomplish,
achieve,
attain,
reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
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arrive,
get in,
go far,
make it reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
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succeed - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
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follow |
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come before,
precede furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
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accede,
enter take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
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replace,
supercede,
supersede,
supervene upon,
supplant substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
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