French word

succéder

Pronunciation

IPA/syksede/

Meaning

  • verbtake over from ___

Example

Son fils succède à son père.

His son takes over from his father.

Illustration for succéder (take over from ___)

More examples

Après la mort du roi, son frère succède au trône.

After the king's death, his brother succeeds to the throne.

Core concept

A new person steps into the place left by another, or follows it in an ordered sequence.

Common phrases

  • succéder à quelqu'un

    succeed someone

  • succéder au trône

    succeed to the throne

  • se succéder

    follow one another

Similar words

remplacer: Carry out a role or task instead of another person or thing.
assumer: Accept responsibility for a duty and perform it.
prendre la relève: Continue a predecessor's work or duties after taking them over.
hériter: Receive property or an inheritance from a deceased person.

Definition in French

Prendre la place ou la fonction de quelqu'un après lui ; venir immédiatement après quelque chose ou quelqu'un dans l'ordre.

Word origin

French succéder comes through Old French from Latin succedere, formed from sub, meaning "under" or "after," and cedere, meaning "go."

Usage tips

  • The construction is succéder à quelqu'un or à quelque chose, not succéder quelqu'un; hériter de is usual for inheriting property.

Other meanings

  • followverb
  • succeed to ___verb

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