succeeding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ
• Hyphenation: suc‧ceed‧ing

Adjective

succeeding (not comparable)

1. Following, next in order.
   • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

     At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

Synonyms

• next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent

Antonyms

• preceding; see also Thesaurus:former

Translations

Following, next in order

• Italian: successivo (it)
• Ottoman Turkish: تالی (tali)
• Russian: сле́дующий (ru) (slédujuščij), после́дующий (ru) (poslédujuščij)

Verb

succeeding

1. present participle and gerund of succeed

Noun

succeeding (plural succeedings)

1. success
   • 1722, Nicholas Ling, John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth, page 105:

     It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings.