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succeed in doing something
succeed
verb [ intransitive ] to do something you tried or wanted to do:
• Will they succeed in winning the election? • He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
manage
verb [ intransitive ] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English:
• He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. • Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
achieve
verb [ transitive ] to succeed in doing something good or important:
• She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. • If we are to achieve our goals , we have to plan properly.
accomplish
verb [ transitive ] formal to achieve something:
• The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. • What do you hope to accomplish this year?
make it
to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition:
• Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. • We finally made it to Chicago. • Which two teams will make it to the final?
pull off
phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal:
• Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. • I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb manage to achieve what you want; do well ADV. admirably, brilliantly, well The plan succeeded pretty well. | not quite | nearly They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the parliament building. | largely We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims. | partially, partly | eventually, finally | apparently | academically the pressure on children to succeed academically VERB + SUCCEED be likely/unlikely to The appeal is unlikely to succeed. | be determined to, hope to, want to No company can hope to succeed at everything. PREP. against to succeed against serious opposition | at She can teach you how to succeed at tennis. | in She has succeeded in a difficult career. We succeeded in repairing the engine. | with hints on how to succeed with interior design have a job/position after sb else VERB + SUCCEED appoint sb to, elect sb to He was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. | be tipped to PREP. as He was widely tipped to succeed William Hague as leader of the party. | to She succeeded to the throne in 1558.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary