succedere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin succēdere, present active infinitive of succēdō, from sub + cēdō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sutˈt͡ʃɛ.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdere
  • Stress: succèdere
  • Hyphenation: suc‧ce‧de‧re

Verb

succedere (intransitive)

  1. to succeed, particularly:
    1. (with dative) To take the place (of).
      Synonym: subentrare
      Ad Augusto, primo imperatore romano, succedette Tiberio. ― Tiberius succeeded Augustus, the first Roman emperor. (literally, “To Augustus […] succeeded Tiberius.”)
    2. (obsolete, of property) To fall heir to; to inherit
      […] non avea alcun erede, né a chi legittimamente succedesse il suo
      [he] had no heirs, nor anyone to righfully inherit his [property]
    3. (with dative) to follow in order; to come after
      Synonym: seguire
      All'alba succede il tramonto. ― Sunset comes after sunrise. (literally, “To sunrise succeeds sunset.”)
    4. (with dative) to be subsequent or consequent (to); to follow
      Synonym: susseguirsi
      A quelle parole successe un putiferio. ― A ruckus followed those words. (literally, “To those words succeeded a ruckus.”)
    5. (obsolete) to be able to, to manage to, to be successful in
      Synonym: riuscire
      Di ferir lui ¶ Non gli successe, ma del grande Acate ¶ Graffiò la coscia lievemente
      He was not able to hurt him, but he lightly scratched the thigh of the great Achates
  2. to happen, to occur, to take place
    Synonyms: accadere, capitare
    Facciamolo succedere. ― Let's make that happen.

Usage notes
  • In the meaning "to happen, occur", the verb can only take successo as the past participle form.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of succedere
infinitive succedere
auxiliary verb essere gerund succedendo
present participle succedente past participle successo, succeduto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present succedo succedi succede succediamo succedete succedono
imperfect succedevo succedevi succedeva succedevamo succedevate succedevano
past historic successi succedesti successe succedemmo succedeste successero
future succederò succederai succederà succederemo succederete succederanno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present succederei succederesti succederebbe succederemmo succedereste succederebbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present succeda succeda succeda succediamo succediate succedano
imperfect succedessi succedessi succedesse succedessimo succedeste succedessero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
succedi, non succedere succeda succediamo succedete succedano
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Latin

Verb

succēdēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of succēdō

Verb

succēdere

  1. present active infinitive of succēdō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of succēdō
  3. second-person singular present passive indicative of succēdō
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