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Detailed Synonyms for succumb in English

succumb:

to succumb verb (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)

  1. to succumb
    to fall; to die; to pass away; to perish; to succumb; depart this earth; to be killed; depart this life; be killed in action
  2. succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    to sink; go under
    – go under, 1
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
      • The raft sank and its occupants drowned1
    • go under verb (goes under, went under, going under)
    to perish
    – pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 1
    • perish verb (perishes, perished, perishing)
      • The children perished in the fire1
    to suffer; to set
    • suffer verb (suffers, suffered, suffering)
    • set verb (sets, set, setting)
    succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • succumb verb (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
    submerge
    – sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 1
    • submerge verb (submerges, submerged, submerging)
  3. to succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    to yield; to succumb
    – be fatally overwhelmed 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • succumb verb (succumbs, succumbed, succumbing)
  4. to succumb
    – consent reluctantly 1
    to yield; to succumb; to give in; knuckle under; buckle under
    – consent reluctantly 1

Conjugations for succumb:

present
  1. succumb
  2. succumb
  3. succumbs
  4. succumb
  5. succumb
  6. succumb
simple past
  1. succumbed
  2. succumbed
  3. succumbed
  4. succumbed
  5. succumbed
  6. succumbed
present perfect
  1. have succumbed
  2. have succumbed
  3. has succumbed
  4. have succumbed
  5. have succumbed
  6. have succumbed
past continuous
  1. was succumbing
  2. were succumbing
  3. was succumbing
  4. were succumbing
  5. were succumbing
  6. were succumbing
future
  1. shall succumb
  2. will succumb
  3. will succumb
  4. shall succumb
  5. will succumb
  6. will succumb
continuous present
  1. am succumbing
  2. are succumbing
  3. is succumbing
  4. are succumbing
  5. are succumbing
  6. are succumbing
subjunctive
  1. be succumbed
  2. be succumbed
  3. be succumbed
  4. be succumbed
  5. be succumbed
  6. be succumbed
diverse
  1. succumb!
  2. let's succumb!
  3. succumbed
  4. succumbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "succumb":

  • succumbing

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Related Definitions for "succumb":

  1. consent reluctantly1
  2. be fatally overwhelmed1