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"
be the successor (of)
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
To follow something in sequence or time.
"In the line of dancers, Sarah stood immediately after Mike to succeed him in the performance order."
In plain English: To succeed means to achieve your goal or do something well enough that it works out as planned.
"The team succeeded in winning the championship after months of hard training."
Usage: Use succeed to describe one event happening immediately after another, such as the second chapter succeeding the first. Do not confuse this with achieving success; instead of saying he succeeded his job, say he took over his predecessor's role.
The word "succeed" comes from the Old French succeder, which was borrowed from the Latin phrase meaning to follow or take someone's place. It entered English with its original sense of following in order before expanding to include the idea of achieving success.