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# succeed

«succeed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to do what you tried or hoped to do** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (succeed, succeeds, succeeded, succeeding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To succeed is to do what you tried or hoped to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#m1)

2) To succeed someone is to come after them and take their place, like a new king succeeding an old one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#m2)

3) To succeed can mean to do well in life or in a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it can mean one people taking over the land of another, as Israel's relatives took over the land of the giants. It also means the first son of a childless dead man carries on his name. In Job it also means one thing following another, as host after host comes against him. Interpretation: This is the law of levirate marriage (yibbum): the brother of a man who died childless marries the widow, and their first son carries on the dead man's name so it will not be erased from Israel. In the primary lessons: In school, teachers encourage pupils: «If at first you don't succeed, try, try again». In stories, heroes try many times before they succeed. In history, a prince succeeds his father as king. Phrases: «succeed in doing something», «succeed at», «succeed to the throne».

### examples

- a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead; (Torah DEU.2.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x1)
- And it shall be, that the first-born that she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother that is dead, that his name be not blotted out of Israel. (Torah DEU.25.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x2)
- When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou dost succeed them, and dwell in their cities, and in their houses; (Torah DEU.19.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x3)
- Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, and increasest Thine indignation upon me; host succeeding host against me. (Writings JOB.10.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x4)
- She succeeded in climbing to the top of the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x5)
- If at first you don't succeed, try again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x6)
- With practice, you will succeed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x7)
- He finally succeeded in tying his shoelaces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x8)
- The prince succeeded his father as king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x9)
- Our plan to surprise Mum succeeded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x10)
- Working together helps everyone succeed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x11)
- All of them tried, but only one succeeded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/#x12)

### note

Regular verb: «succeeded». Spelling: double c and double e: s-u-c-c-e-e-d. Say «succeed in doing» (not «succeed to do»). Noun: «success»; adjective: «successful». Opposite: «fail».

### In the corpora

- [Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, and increasest Thine indignation upon me; host succeeding host against me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.251/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «succeed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/succeed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.