- present tense form of succeed (3rd person singular).
succeeds
Example Sentences
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He succeeds Everett Good, who stepped down as CFO after less than a year in the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He succeeds his former team-mate McCullum, who was sacked as Test coach earlier this summer, but remains as boss of the white-ball team.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
If the man trying to revive the Montreal Expos as an expansion team succeeds, Dan Evans is his choice for president of baseball operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
If it succeeds, GSK told investors that it plans to submit the vaccine to the FDA for an updated label in 2029 at the earliest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Until some gang succeeds in putting the world in a strait jacket, its definition is possibility.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
