succumb
🇺🇸
/səˈkʌm/
🇬🇧
/səˈkʌm/
intransitive verb
R
To give in to something, like a feeling or pressure.
Despite his best efforts, he succumbed to the temptation of the sweet dessert.
R
To die because of an illness or injury.
The brave soldier succumbed to his wounds in the battle.
translation
To give in to something, like a feeling or pressure.; To die because of an illness or injury.
Word Forms
3rd Present
succumbs
Past
succumbed
Perfect
succumbed
Progressive
succumbing