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