succedere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin succēdere, present active infinitive of succēdō, from sub + cēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sutˈt͡ʃɛ.de.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛdere
• Hyphenation: suc‧cè‧de‧re

Verb

succedere (intransitive)

1. to succeed, particularly:
   1. (with dative) to take the place (of).

      Synonym: subentrare

      Ad Augusto, primo imperatore romano, succedette Tiberio.

      Tiberius succeeded Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

      (literally, “To Augustus […] succeeded Tiberius.”)

   2. (obsolete, of property) to fall heir to; to inherit
   • […] non avea alcun erede, né a chi legittimamente succedesse il suo

     [he] had no heirs, nor anyone to righfully inherit his [property]

   1. (with dative) to follow in order; to come after

      Synonym: seguire

      All'alba succede il tramonto.

      Sunset comes after sunrise.

      (literally, “To sunrise succeeds sunset.”)

   2. (with dative) to be subsequent or consequent (to); to follow

      Synonym: susseguirsi

      A quelle parole successe un putiferio.

      A ruckus followed those words.

      (literally, “To those words succeeded a ruckus.”)

   3. (obsolete) to be able to, to manage to, to be successful in

      Synonym: riuscire

   • Di ferir lui ¶ Non gli successe, ma del grande Acate ¶ Graffiò la coscia lievemente

     He was not able to hurt him, but he lightly scratched the thigh of the great Achates

2. to happen, to occur, to take place

   Synonyms: accadere, capitare

   Facciamolo succedere. ― Let's make that happen.

Usage notes

• In the meaning "to happen, occur", the verb can only take successo as the past participle form.

Related terms

Related terms

• succedersi
• succeditore
• succesibile
• successione

• successivo
• successo
• successore

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) succēdēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of succēdō

Verb

(deprecated template usage) succēdere

1. present active infinitive of succēdō
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of succēdō
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of succēdō