succeed

Verb

• be the successor (of)
  • Carter followed Ford
    
  • Will Charles succeed to the throne?
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  come after , follow , win , come through , bring home the bacon , deliver the goods
• Antonyms: 
  precede , come before , fail , go wrong , miscarry