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succumbsuccumb /səˈkʌm/ verb [intransitive] formal ETYMOLOGYsuccumbOrigin: 1400-1500 French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub- under, close to + cumbere to lie down VERB TABLEsuccumb |
| Present | I, you, we, they | succumb | | he, she, it | succumbs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | succumbed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have succumbed | | he, she, it | has succumbed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had succumbed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will succumb | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have succumbed |
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| Present | I | am succumbing | | he, she, it | is succumbing | | you, we, they | are succumbing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was succumbing | | you, we, they | were succumbing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been succumbing | | he, she, it | has been succumbing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been succumbing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be succumbing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been succumbing |
► succumbed to temptation I succumbed to temptation and ordered the pie. 1to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow that person or thing to take control SYN give in: succumb to The country has not yet succumbed to pressure to stop nuclear testing. I succumbed to temptation and ordered the pie.2if you succumb to an illness, you become very sick or die of it: succumb to Lewis succumbed to cancer in 2003. [Origin: 1400–1500 French succomber, from Latin succumbere, from sub- under, close to + cumbere to lie down] |