How to spell succeed
succeed
Succeed is spelled S-U-C-C-E-E-D.
Not succede or suceed.
Why is succeed easy to misspell?
The word succeed has two Cs and ends -ceed, and the misspelling succede gives it the -cede ending. It is one of the three common -ceed words, with exceed and proceed.
This is one of the few endings English settles outright. Only exceed, proceed and succeed take -ceed, and only supersede takes -sede; everything else is -cede.
What does succeed mean?
verb. To achieve a desired outcome or goal.
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