Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin succēdere, present active infinitive of succēdō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /suθeˈdeɾ/ [s̺u.θeˈð̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /suseˈdeɾ/ [su.seˈð̞eɾ]

  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Hyphenation: su‧ce‧der

Verb

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suceder (first-person singular present sucedo, first-person singular preterite sucedín, past participle sucedido)
suceder (first-person singular present sucedo, first-person singular preterite sucedim or sucedi, past participle sucedido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to happen
  2. to follow, to succeed

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin succēdere.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.sɨˈdeɾ/ [su.sɨˈðeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.sɨˈde.ɾi/ [su.sɨˈðe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: su‧ce‧der

Verb

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suceder (first-person singular present sucedo, first-person singular preterite sucedi, past participle sucedido)

  1. to happen
  2. to succeed to, to follow

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Further reading

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  • suceder” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin succēdere. The meaning of "to be successful" was lost from this verb and given to the verb conseguir and the verb phrase "tener éxito".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /suθeˈdeɾ/ [su.θeˈð̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suseˈdeɾ/ [su.seˈð̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: su‧ce‧der

Verb

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suceder (first-person singular present sucedo, first-person singular preterite sucedí, past participle sucedido)

  1. to happen, to befall, to occur
    Synonyms: ocurrir, pasar
    ¿Qué sucede?What’s the matter?
    Suceda lo que sucedaCome what may.
    • c. 1935, Pablo Neruda, Walking Around:
      Sucede que me canso de mis pies y mis uñas / y mi pelo y mi sombra. / Sucede que me canso de ser hombre.
      It happens that I'm tired of my feet and nails / and my hair and my shadow. / It happens that I'm tired of being a man.
  2. to succeed to, to follow

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