Standard Lemma guide

succeeding

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 K S IY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Following, next in order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

success

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of succeed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: successivo — Following, next in order
  • Russian: сле́дующий (slédujuščij) — Following, next in order
  • Russian: после́дующий (poslédujuščij) — Following, next in order
  • Spanish: postremo — Following, next in order
  • Spanish: sucesor — Following, next in order
  • Ottoman Turkish: تالی (tali) — Following, next in order
Real reading context

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