succeeding

Meanings

• Adjective, Noun

  Following or coming after in order; coming next.

  - "The succeeding day was sunny."
  - "The succeeding president was more popular than his predecessor."

• Verb

  Bringing about a desired outcome or result.

  - "He succeeded in passing the exam."
  - "The company succeeded in expanding its business."

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Antonyms

precede , fail , fall on one's face , fail , preceding

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Synonyms

come after , do well , flourish , next

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with succeeding
deceiving , receiving , believing

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Variants

List of all variants of succeeding that leads to same result
succeed , succeeded , succeeder , succeeders , succeeding , succeeds

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Forms

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succeeded, succeeding, succeeds

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Etymology

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From Old English seccan ‘follow, succeed’, from secan ‘to follow’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'succeeding' is related to the word 'success', which comes from the Latin word 'successus', meaning 'coming after' or 'following'.

2. The term 'succeeding' is often used in business and politics to describe the person who takes over a position or office after someone else.

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Related Concepts

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1. Preceding: The term used to describe the person or thing that comes before another in time or order.

2. Succession: The act of passing from one person, group, or thing to another, often with reference to a position or office.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. Ghosh's remarkable detective work "succeeds" in rescuing an entire group of marginalized figures from British and South Asian amnesia, if not outright denial.

   - Maya Jasanoff,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},18 Dec. 2008

2. Enter Gordon Brown. Journalistic legend has it that, over dinner in a trendy London restaurant as long ago as 1994, the two of them settled that Blair would lead the Labour party for an unspecified length of time and Brown would then "succeed" him.

   - David Pryce-Jones,{it}National Review{/it},28 May 2007

3. Maguire, a freelance writer who specializes in culture and technology and recently published a book about spelling bees, paints a vivid portrait of Sullivan as a tough-minded micromanager who tightly controlled every aspect of his show, even telling Ella Fitzgerald what to sing. Behind the avuncular, slightly befuddled façade viewers knew, he writes, was a man consumed by ambition and driven to "succeed" at any cost.

   - Peter Keepnews,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},11 June 2006

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Culture

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In literature, 'succeeding' is often used to describe the next person or thing that comes after something else. It can also be used to describe achieving a goal or desired outcome.

How to Memorize "succeeding"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the concept of coming after or following in order to remember the meaning of 'succeeding'.
   - Imagine a line of events or people, with 'succeeding' representing the next person or thing in line.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the meaning of 'succeeding' with the idea of achieving a goal or desired outcome. Remember that 'succeeding' means to come after something and bring about a successful result.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym S-U-C-C-E-E-D-D-I-N-G: Succession Understood Can Come Every Day In Next Generation

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