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- Dictionarysucceeding/səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. coming after something in time; subsequent: "over the succeeding decades, recording equipment got cheaper"
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to take an official job or position after someone else: He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. When the Queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. to come after another person or thing in time: In the weeks that succeeded, five more patients showed similar symptoms.
to take an official job or position after someone else: He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. When the Queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. to come after another person or thing in time: In the weeks that succeeded, five more patients showed similar symptoms.
Succeeding definition: being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing. See examples of SUCCEEDING used in a sentence.
The meaning of SUCCEED is to come next after another in office or position or in possession of an estate; especially : to inherit sovereignty, rank, or title. How to use succeed in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Succeed.
Succeed definition: to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result. See examples of SUCCEED used in a sentence.
[intransitive] to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended. Our plan succeeded. Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck. succeed in doing something He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
Definitions of succeeding. adjective. coming after or following. synonyms: subsequent. following in time or order. back-to-back, consecutive. one after the other. ensuing. following immediately and as a result of what went before. following, undermentioned. about to be mentioned or specified. following, next. immediately following in time or order.
