verb
- Attain success or reach a desired goal.
- usage: "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
- synonyms: succeed, win, come through, deliver the goods
- Supply means of subsistence; earn a living.
- usage: "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"
- synonyms: provide
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