succumb

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• /səˈkʌm/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: поддавам се (poddavam se) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Bulgarian: отстъпвам (otstǎpvam) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Chinese Cantonese: 屈服 (wat1 fuk6) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Chinese Mandarin: 屈服 (qūfú) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Czech: podlehnout — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Dutch: bezwijken — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Esperanto: venkiĝi — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Finnish: antaa periksi — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• French: succomber — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Georgian: დანებება (danebeba) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• German: erliegen — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• German: nachgeben — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Greek: υποκύπτω (ypokýpto) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Hungarian: enged — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Latin: succumbō — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Māori: auheke — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Norwegian: gi etter — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Norwegian Bokmål: gi etter — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Norwegian Bokmål: føye seg — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Polish: ulec — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Portuguese: sucumbir — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Romanian: sucomba — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Russian: уступа́ть (ustupátʹ) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Slovene: podleči — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Spanish: sucumbir — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Telugu: లొంగు (loṅgu) — to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire
• Bulgarian: предавам се (predavam se) — to give up, or give in
• Chinese Cantonese: 屈從 /屈从 (wat1 cong4) — to give up, or give in
• Chinese Mandarin: 屈從 /屈从 (qūcóng) — to give up, or give in
• Czech: podlehnout — to give up, or give in
• Dutch: opgeven — to give up, or give in
• Finnish: antaa periksi — to give up, or give in
• Finnish: antautua — to give up, or give in
• French: succomber — to give up, or give in
• Georgian: დანებება (danebeba) — to give up, or give in
• German: unterwerfen — to give up, or give in
• German: nachgeben — to give up, or give in
• German: sich ergeben — to give up, or give in
• Greek: υποκύπτω (ypokýpto) — to give up, or give in
• Hungarian: megadja magát — to give up, or give in
• Hungarian: elbukik — to give up, or give in
• Hungarian: alulmarad — to give up, or give in
• Italian: soccombere — to give up, or give in
• Italian: arrendersi — to give up, or give in
• Latin: succumbō — to give up, or give in
• Māori: auheke — to give up, or give in
• Norwegian Bokmål: gi seg — to give up, or give in
• Norwegian Bokmål: gi opp — to give up, or give in
• Polish: ulec — to give up, or give in
• Portuguese: sucumbir — to give up, or give in
• Portuguese: desistir — to give up, or give in
• Romanian: ceda — to give up, or give in
• Romanian: a se da bătut — to give up, or give in
• Russian: уступа́ть (ustupátʹ) — to give up, or give in
• Spanish: sucumbir — to give up, or give in
• Spanish: rendirse — to give up, or give in
• Spanish: ceder — to give up, or give in
• Telugu: లొంగు (loṅgu) — to give up, or give in
• Bulgarian: умирам (umiram) — to die
• Chinese Mandarin: 死 (sǐ) — to die
• Czech: podlehnout — to die
• Dutch: bezwijken — to die
• Finnish: menehtyä — to die
• French: succomber — to die
• German: sterben — to die
• German: erliegen — to die
• German: den Geist aufgeben — to die
• Greek: υποκύπτω (ypokýpto) — to die
• Hungarian: elhuny — to die
• Hungarian: meghal — to die
• Hungarian: belehal — to die
• Italian: soccombere — to die
• Norwegian Bokmål: gi opp ånden — to die
• Polish: umrzeć — to die
• Portuguese: sucumbir — to die
• Portuguese: morrer — to die
• Romanian: sucomba — to die
• Russian: умирать (umiratʹ) — to die
• Slovene: podleči — to die
• Spanish: sucumbir — to die
• Swedish: dö — to die
• Dutch: overweldigen — to overwhelm
• German: überwältigen — to overwhelm
• German: unterwerfen — to overwhelm
• Polish: przytłoczyć — to overwhelm