succeeding

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suc·ceed

(sək-sēd′)

v. suc·ceed·ed, suc·ceed·ing, suc·ceeds

v.intr.

a. To come next in time or order: She fell sick, and what succeeded was an outpouring of concern from her fans.

b. To replace another in office or position: The prince succeeded to the throne. See Synonyms at follow.

2. To accomplish something desired or intended: "Success is counted sweetest / By those who ne'er succeed" (Emily Dickinson).

3. Obsolete To pass to a person by way of inheritance.

v.tr.

1. To come after (something) in time or order; follow: Winter succeeds autumn.

2. To come after and take the place of: The heir succeeded the king.

[Middle English succeden, from Old French succeder, from Latin succēdere : sub-, near; see sub- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

suc·ce′dent (sək-sēd′nt) adj.

suc·ceed′er n.

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Adj.	1.	succeeding - coming after or following subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments" preceding - existing or coming before
	2.	succeeding - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" future, next incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"

Translations

διάδοχος

succeeding

[səkˈsiːdɪŋ] ADJ → sucesivo
each succeeding year brought further tribulations → cada año sucesivo trajo más tribulaciones
in succeeding chapters → en capítulos sucesivos
on two/three succeeding Saturdays → dos/tres sábados seguidos
succeeding generations → generaciones sucesivas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

succeeding

[səkˈsiːdɪŋ] adj → suivant(e)
succeeding generations → les générations suivantes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

succeeding

adj → folgend; succeeding generations → spätere or nachfolgende Generationen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

succeeding

[səkˈsiːdɪŋ] adj (following, in past) → successivo/a, seguente; (in future) → futuro/a
succeeding generations → generazioni fpl future
each succeeding year brought ... → ogni anno che passava recava...
each succeeding year will bring further wealth → con ogni anno che passa aumenterà la ricchezza

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Succeeding years, too wild for song, Then rolled like tropic storms along, Where, through the garish lights that fly Dying along the troubled sky, Lay bare, through vistas thunder-riven, The blackness of the general Heaven, That very blackness yet doth Ring Light on the lightning's silver wing.

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"Well!" resumed the archdeacon, after a fresh silence which Master Jacques took good care not to disturb, "how are you succeeding?"

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And here a word or two concerning the Crows may be of service to the reader, as they will figure occasionally in the succeeding narration.

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A light potage, with a few grapes and bread, composed her dinner; even of these I observed that she laid aside nearly half for the succeeding day, doubts of her having the means of supporting her parent until the handkerchief was completed beginning to beset her mind.

And Adrienne toiled the succeeding day, not only until her fingers and body ached, but, until her very heart ached.

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