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succumb

/səˈkʌm/ /səˈkʌm/
verb Regular verbsuccumb succumbed
General
  1. 1 dayanamamak, boyun eğmek, teslim olmak

Definition (English)

To stop resisting something such as pressure, temptation or an attack.

Example Sentences

  1. She knew she should resist, but she finally succumbed to temptation.
    Direnmesi gerektiğini biliyordu ama sonunda ayartmaya dayanamadı.
  2. Many small shops succumbed to pressure from the big supermarkets.
    Birçok küçük dükkân büyük süpermarketlerin baskısına dayanamadı.
Formal
  1. 1 (hastalığa) yenik düşmek, hayatını kaybetmek

Definition (English)

To die from an illness or injury.

Example Sentences

  1. The old man succumbed to his illness after a long fight.
    Yaşlı adam uzun bir mücadelenin ardından hastalığına yenik düştü.
  2. The old tree finally succumbed to the disease and had to be cut down.
    Yaşlı ağaç sonunda hastalığa yenik düştü ve kesilmesi gerekti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base succumb
/səˈkʌm/
Past succumbed
/səˈkʌmd/
Participle succumbed
/səˈkʌmd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edsuccumb → succumbed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /m/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. succumbed /səˈkʌmd/

Synonyms

give inyieldsubmitsurrendercapitulate

Antonyms

resistwithstand

Collocations

succumb to pressuresuccumb to temptationsuccumb to illnessfinally succumb

Related Words

defeatresistancepressurefailurevictory