succeeding
Syllables: suc·ceed·ing/səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
succeeding adjective: following, next in order. Also the present participle and gerund of succeed.
Adjective
succeeding (not comparable)
- Following, next in order.
- At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- next
Noun
succeeding (plural succeedings)
- success
- It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings.1722, Nicholas Ling, John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth, page 105
Also used as
succeeding is also the present participle and gerund of succeed.
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Forms of succeeding
| plural | succeedings |
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Words that rhyme with succeeding
Questions about succeeding
- What does succeeding mean?
- Succeeding means following, next in order.
- What part of speech is succeeding?
- Succeeding can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce succeeding?
- Succeeding is pronounced /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/.
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