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Succeeding
/səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.
📖 Definitions of "Succeeding"
verb
- 1
To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.
"Autumn succeeds summer."
- 2
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.
"The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime."
- 3
To fall heir to; to inherit.
"So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king."
- 4
To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.
noun
- 1
Success
adjective
- 1
Following, next in order.
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