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succeed
English
Alternative forms
- succede (dated)
Etymology
From Old French succeder, from Latin succedere (“to go under, go from under, come under, approach, follow, take the place of, receive by succession, prosper, be successful”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?k?si?d/
- Rhymes: -i?d
- Hyphenation: suc?ceed
Verb
succeed (third-person singular simple present succeeds, present participle succeeding, simple past and past participle succeeded)
- (transitive) To follow something in sequence or time.
- (transitive) To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.
- Synonym: take the place of
- (intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.
- (intransitive) To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 49
- Her arms were like legs of mutton, her breasts like giant cabbages; her face, broad and fleshy, gave you an impression of almost indecent nakedness, and vast chin succeeded to vast chin.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 49
- To support; to prosper; to promote.
- Succeed my wish and second my design.
- (intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to.
- To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
- To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
- To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.
- To go under cover.
- (obsolete, rare) To fall heir to; to inherit.
- (obsolete, rare) To ensue with an intended consequence or effect.
Synonyms
- (follow in order): come after; see also Thesaurus:succeed
- (support; prosper; promote): do well, flourish; see also Thesaurus:prosper
Antonyms
- (follow in order): precede; see also Thesaurus:precede
- (obtain the object desired; accomplish what is attempted or intended): fail, fall on one's face
- (support; prosper; promote): fail
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copy
English
Alternative forms
- coppy, coppie, copie (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English copy, copie, from Old French copie (“abundance, plenty; transcript, copy”), from Medieval Latin copia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin c?pia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”). More at opulent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?pi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?pi/
- Hyphenation: copy
- Rhymes: -?pi
Noun
copy (plural copies)
- The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- 1656, John Denham, preface to The Destruction of Troy
- I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the original.
- 1656, John Denham, preface to The Destruction of Troy
- An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
- (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
- (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.
- (marketing, advertising) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
- (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
- A school work pad.
- A printed edition of a book or magazine.
- Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.
- (obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- Let him first learn to write, after a copy of all the letters.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- (obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to serve his humour thus.
- 1599, Ben Jonson, Every Man out of His Humour
- (obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease
- (genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- original
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Verb
copy (third-person singular simple present copies, present participle copying, simple past and past participle copied)
- (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
- (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
- (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
- (transitive) To imitate.
- 1793, Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy
- We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
- 1793, Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy
- (radio) To receive a transmission successfully.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:imitate
Derived terms
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Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From English copy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kopy/, [?ko?py]
- Syllabification: co?py
Noun
copy
- (slang) A copywriter.
- (slang) A copy (output of copywriter).
Declension
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- what copyright should i use on wattpad
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