- succeeding
- suc|ceed|ing [ sək`sidıŋ ] adjectivecoming after something else:Many of their traditions will not be passed on to succeeding generations.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Succeeding — Suc*ceed ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succeeding — index consecutive, ensuing, future, proximate, subsequent, successive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
succeeding — / successive [adj] following alternating, consecutive, ensuing, following after, in a row, in line, next, next in line for, next in order, next off, next up, rotating, sequent, sequential, serial, seriate, subsequent, subsequential, succedent,… … New thesaurus
succeeding — suc|ceed|ing [səkˈsi:dıŋ] adj [only before noun] coming after something else ▪ Over the succeeding weeks things went from bad to worse. ▪ succeeding generations … Dictionary of contemporary English
Succeeding — Succeed Suc*ceed , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ[ e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.] 1. To follow in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
succeeding — succeedingly, adv. /seuhk see ding/, adj. being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations. [1555 65; SUCCEED + ING1] * * * … Universalium
succeeding — adj. Succeeding is used with these nouns: ↑generation … Collocations dictionary
succeeding — adjective coming after something else: Over the succeeding weeks things went from bad to worse … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
succeeding — adjective strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations Syn: subsequent, successive, following, ensuing, later, future, coming … Thesaurus of popular words
succeeding — UK [səkˈsiːdɪŋ] / US [səkˈsɪdɪŋ] adjective coming after something else Many of their traditions will not be passed on to succeeding generations … English dictionary
