SkyfireDict

succeeding   (TTS Sound)

The verb succeed has 2 senses

• succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")


• succeed, come after, follow -- (be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?")

The adj succeeding has 2 senses

• succeeding -- (coming after or following)


• future, next, succeeding -- ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president")