# succeeding

Pronunciation: say "suhk-SEE-ding" /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of succeed. — present participle and gerund of succeed
   - Simple: Present participle of succeed. Use this form for an action happening right now or still going on.
   - _He is succeeding where many others have failed._
   - _The team is succeeding beyond expectations this season._

## Adjective

2. Coming after and next in order; following the one before.
   - Simple: Coming right after another one in a series or in time.
   - _The succeeding paragraphs explain the theory in greater detail._
   - _In succeeding generations, the old tradition slowly faded away._

## Noun

3. The fact of achieving what one set out to do; success.
   - Simple: The act of reaching a goal you were working hard for.
   - _His repeated succeeding in difficult ventures earned him wide respect._
   - _Their succeeding depended on careful planning and a little luck._

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