succeeding
English
Adjective
succeeding (not comparable)
- Following, next in order.
- 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:
- At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
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Synonyms
- next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
Antonyms
- preceding; see also Thesaurus:former
Translations
Following, next in order
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Noun
succeeding (plural succeedings)
- success
- 1722, Nicholas Ling, John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth (page 105)
- It is good for a man in the midst of prosperity to fear a Ruin, and in the midst of adversity to hope for better succeedings.
- 1722, Nicholas Ling, John Bodenham, Wits Common-wealth (page 105)
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