succeeding

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.

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.