succeeding
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succeeding (not comparable)
- 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[edit]
- next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
Antonyms[edit]
- preceding; see also Thesaurus:former
Translations[edit]
Following, next in order
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Verb[edit]
succeeding
- present participle and gerund of succeed
Noun[edit]
succeeding (plural succeedings)
- 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.