Citations:succeed


 * 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.
 * Therefore Passion had not so much reason to laugh at Patience, because he had his good things first, as Patience will have to laugh at Passion, because he had his best things last; for first must give place to last, because last must have his time to come; but last gives place to nothing; for there is not another to succeed.


 * 1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
 * "Why should you be surprised, my dear Eliza? Do you think it incredible that Mr. Collins should be able to procure any woman's good opinion, because he was not so happy as to succeed with you?"

to turn out to (one's) disadvantage

 * 1533, Bellenden, Livy, II, xvi, I., 191:
 * bot his tary and Inobedience succedit to his hevy dammage, for within few dayis he tynt his son be suddane infirmite
 * 1549, Complaynt of Scotlande, viii, page 72:
 * ; for the proditione of ane realme succedis to the hurt of the public veil.