succumb
/səˈkʌm/
succumb verb: to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
Verb
succumb (third-person singular simple present succumbs, present participle succumbing, simple past and past participle succumbed or succame)
- To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
- succumb to temptation
- succumb under misfortunes
- To give up, or give in.
- To die.
- succumb to pneumonia
- Upon returning to his flat, he discovered much to his dismay, that his ficus benjamina had succumbed.1976 December 25, “Untitled cartoon”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 5
- To overwhelm or bring down.
- He has not allowed the burn and his subsequent injury to succumb him, but to make him forever different but also, I think, forever better.2012, Scott M. Garrett, Forever Different, →ISBN
- She had run away with Chiwi to San Jose when he was a year and half old; only to succumb him to the abuse of his aunt.2014, Gideon C Mekwunye, Tear Drops - Part 2, →ISBN, page 455
succumb meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
succumb in Hindi
- to succumb
- ग़म खाना ġam khānā
succumb in Tamil
- to succumb; undergo
- உட்படு uṭpaṭu
succumb in Bengali
- বশ্যতা স্বীকার করা, নতি স্বীকার করা, মারা যাওয়া
succumb in Telugu
- to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
- లొంగు loṅgu
- to give up, or give in
- లొంగు loṅgu
More languagesFewer languages
- succumb in Malayalam
- കീഴടങ്ങുക, അധീനത്തിലാകുക, ഇരയായിത്തീരുക, വഴങ്ങുക
- succumb in Kannada
- ತುತ್ತಾಗು, ಬಲಿಬೀಳು, ಸೋಲು, ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು
Examples of succumb in a sentence
- Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.
- Jones was called into action to deny Ruiz with a fine tackle before succumbing to his injury.2011 December 21, Tom Rostance, “Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
- Sadly, the independent bookshop that occupied a room in the southern station building has succumbed to closure, due to the pandemic.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28:
- Known to be genuinely cheerful, every few months an unseen shadow would nevertheless succumb him, delivering a two-week melancholic stew of resentment and depression.2015, David Marlett, Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History, →ISBN:
Forms of succumb
| third-person singular present | succumbs |
|---|---|
| present participle | succumbing |
| past participle | succumbed |
| past | succumbed |
| past participle | succame |
| past | succame |
Origin of succumb
From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.
Words formed from succumb
Words that rhyme with succumb
Questions about succumb
- What does succumb mean?
- Succumb means to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
- What is succumb in Hindi?
- Succumb in Hindi is ग़म खाना (ġam khānā). See Succumb meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use succumb in a sentence?
- Thai culture as in many other Asian cultures, is succumbing to the influence of westernization.
- What part of speech is succumb?
- Succumb is a verb.
- How do you pronounce succumb?
- Succumb is pronounced /səˈkʌm/.
- What is the past tense of succumb?
- The past tense of succumb is succumbed.
Words near succumb in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: succumb (page history and authors); ग़म खाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); உட்படு (Tamil) (page history and authors); succumb (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); succumb (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); succumb (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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