succeed in

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to achieve the intended result in an activity or situation

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   succeed in something / succeed in doing something

   Usage: Put the activity after in: succeed in a task, succeed in solving it. In takes a noun or an -ing form, not a to-infinitive.

   She hoped to succeed in the difficult task of restoring the garden.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She hoped to succeed in the difficult task of restoring the garden.

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