be successful; achieve a goal - She succeeded in persuading us all - I managed to carry the box upstairs - She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it - The pianist negociated the difficult runs • Syn: pull off, negociate, carry off, manage • Ant: fail (for: manage) • Hypernyms: succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE (for: manage)
