Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.

    succumb to temptation

    succumb under misfortunes

    erliegen, nachgeben

    уступа́тьustupátʹ

  2. (intransitive)To give up, or give in.

    unterwerfen, nachgeben, sich ergeben

    уступа́тьustupátʹ

  3. (euphemistic, intransitive)To die.

    succumb to pneumonia

    sterben, erliegen, den Geist aufgeben

    умиратьumiratʹ

  4. (transitive)To overwhelm or bring down.

    überwältigen, unterwerfen

More definitions
  • be fatally overwhelmed
  • consent reluctantly

Examples

43 sentences
  1. Tom succumbed to the temptation.

    deTom erlag der Versuchung. — brauchinet

  2. The management finally succumbed to the demand of the workers and gave them a raise.

  3. Dmitri succumbed to a short nap.

  4. I refuse to succumb to despair.

  5. Try not to succumb to Tom.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire:
to die:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire:
to give up, or give in:
to die:
to overwhelm:

Origin

From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.

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Forms

succumbs, succumbing, succumbed, succumbed
Base formsuccumb · to succumb
3rd person singularsuccumbs
Present participlesuccumbing
Past simplesuccumbed / succame
Past participlesuccumbed / succame

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuccumb
he, she, itsuccumbs

Past simpleLesson

all personssuccumbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave succumbed
he, she, ithas succumbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill succumb

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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