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succeed

1 verb person: be successful INTRANSITIVEhe succeeded in doing it d'éirigh leis é a dhéanamhyou haven't succeeded in achieving your goal níor éirigh leat an rud a chuir tú romhat a bhaint amachshe wants to succeed as a cyclist teastaíonn uaithi go n-éireodh léi mar rothaí, ba mhaith léi rath a bheith uirthi mar rothaíto empower people to succeed daoine a chumasú ionas go n-éireoidh leo 2 verb campaign, plan, book, etc INTRANSITIVEéirigh le PhrV  c m uthe campaign succeeded brilliantly d'éirigh thar cionn leis an bhfeachtas, bhí an-rath ar fad ar an bhfeachtas
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3 verb in job, position, dynasty, etc
TRANSITIVEtar i gcomharbas arbheith mar chomharba arwho'll succeed him as manager? cé a thiocfaidh i gcomharbas air mar bhainisteoir?, cé a bheidh ina bhainisteoir ina dhiaidh?
INTRANSITIVEhis son succeeded as king a mhac a tháinig i gcomharbas air ina rí
4 verb come after sth else TRANSITIVEtar i ndiaidh  c m ulean verb  c m urain succeeded the snow tháinig fearthainn i ndiaidh an tsneachta, lean báisteach an sneachta
phrases

if at first you don't succeed

(also

if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

) mura n-éiríonn leat ar an gcéad iarraidh ná loicníor chaill fear an mhisnigh riamh é

nothing succeeds like excess

humorous is fearr fairsinge ná a bheith ar fónamh

nothing succeeds like success

an té atá thuas óltar deoch air

to only succeed in doing sth

the wall only succeeded in delaying the erosion ní dhearna an balla ach moill a chur ar an gcreimeadh

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