English - English (Wordnet) dictionary
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Verb
- attain success or reach a desired goal
- We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
- she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
- continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
- He survived the cancer against all odds
- succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
- We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister
- penetrate
- The sun broke through the clouds
- The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft