Succumb Meaning
/səˈkʌm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
verbTo give up, or give in.
Sentence Examples
He was weak enough to succumb to temptation.
Endeavor to reach your objectives and do not succumb to failures.
CEFR Practice Quiz
People who lack willpower often ____ to the temptation of sweets easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is important not to ____ to pressure from others and to always stay true to your own values today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin succumbere Old French succomberbor. English succumb From Old French succomber, from Latin succumbō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Jones was called into action to deny Ruiz with a fine tackle before succumbing to his injury."
— 2011 December 21, Tom Rostance, “Fulham 0 - 5 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
"Sadly, the independent bookshop that occupied a room in the southern station building has succumbed to closure, due to the pandemic."
— 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28:
"Upon returning to his flat, he discovered much to his dismay, that his ficus benjamina had succumbed."
— 1976 December 25, “Untitled cartoon”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 5:
"He has not allowed the burn and his subsequent injury to succumb him, but to make him forever different but also, I think, forever better."
— 2012, Scott M. Garrett, Forever Different, →ISBN:
"She had run away with Chiwi to San Jose when he was a year and half old; only to succumb him to the abuse of his aunt."
— 2014, Gideon C Mekwunye, Tear Drops - Part 2, →ISBN, page 455:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
People who lack willpower often ____ to the temptation of sweets easily.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is important not to ____ to pressure from others and to always stay true to your own values today.