succeed
v.v. to achieve a goal or get the result you wanted. You use this when you do something well after trying hard.
v. to achieve a desired aim or result; to accomplish a specific purpose. Often used intransitively with the preposition 'in'.
If you work hard, you will succeed.
The team worked through the night to ensure the product launch would succeed despite the technical issues.
While many startups fail within their first year, those that succeed often do so by identifying a niche market that larger competitors have overlooked.
From Old French succeder, from Latin succedere (“to go under, go from under, come under, approach, follow, take the place of, receive by succession, prosper, be successful”).
The verb is often intransitive; when followed by an activity, it requires the preposition 'in' and a gerund.
he succeeded to pass the examhe succeeded in passing the examSucceed is followed by 'in' and a gerund (-ing form), not a 'to' infinitive.