succumb
To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desireTo yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
» Tom succumbed to the temptation.
Tom erlag der Versuchung.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
succumb to temptation
succumb under misfortunes
erliegen, nachgeben
уступа́тьustupátʹ
(intransitive)To give up, or give in.
unterwerfen, nachgeben, sich ergeben
уступа́тьustupátʹ
(euphemistic, intransitive)To die.
succumb to pneumonia
sterben, erliegen, den Geist aufgeben
умиратьumiratʹ
(transitive)To overwhelm or bring down.
überwältigen, unterwerfen
- be fatally overwhelmed
- consent reluctantly
Examples
43 sentencesTom succumbed to the temptation.
deTom erlag der Versuchung. — brauchinet
The management finally succumbed to the demand of the workers and gave them a raise.
Dmitri succumbed to a short nap.
I refuse to succumb to despair.
Try not to succumb to Tom.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.
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Forms
succumbs, succumbing, succumbed, succumbedSynonyms
4 synonyms- be fatally overwhelmed:yield
- consent reluctantly:yieldgive inknuckle underbuckle under
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle