successor
/səkˈsesə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सक्सेसर
उत्तराधिकारी, परवर्ती, स्थान लेने वाला
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] ~ (to sb/sth)
a person or thing that comes after somebody or something else and takes their place
उत्तराधिकारी, परवर्ती, स्थान लेने वाला
- Dr Rajendra Prasad's successor as President was Dr Radhakrishnan.
- The new phone is the successor to last year's model.
- The company has named a successor to the retiring director.
+ 2 more examples
- Who will be the successor to the present captain?
- The prince was the heir and successor of the king.
Synonyms heir replacement follower
Opposite predecessor forerunner precursor
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
successor to + noun (position)
Use successor to the post or throne. The preposition is to, not of.
पद या सिंहासन के लिए 'successor to' आता है; यहाँ preposition 'to' है, 'of' नहीं।
- Rohan was named successor to the retiring principal.
successor of / to + person
You can say the successor of a person or the successor to a person. Both are used.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'successor of' और 'successor to' दोनों चलते हैं।
- Radhika is the successor to Mr Sharma as head of the department.
successor + as + role
Use as to name the role taken over.
जो भूमिका संभाली गई हो उसे बताने के लिए 'as' आता है।
- He was chosen as her successor as chairman.
successor (things)
Successor also means a thing that replaces an older one: a successor to an old model.
Successor किसी पुरानी वस्तु का स्थान लेने वाली नई वस्तु के लिए भी आता है।
- The new phone is the successor to last year's model.
+Collocations 5
adjective + successor
worthynaturalchosenlikelyrightful
- She is the natural successor to the director.
verb + successor
appointnamechoosetraingroom
- The chairman has begun to groom his successor.
successor to + noun
the thronethe postthe presidentthe old model
- The prince is the successor to the throne.
successor + noun
planselectionstatecompany
- The firm has a clear successor plan.
successor + preposition
successor tosuccessor ofsuccessor assuccessor in office
- She became successor to the retiring headmistress in April.
“More examples 6
- The cricket board will name the new captain's successor next month.
क्रिकेट बोर्ड अगले महीने नए कप्तान के उत्तराधिकारी का नाम घोषित करेगा।
- After the founder died, his son became his successor.
संस्थापक की मृत्यु के बाद उसका पुत्र उसका उत्तराधिकारी बना।
- Our teacher has no obvious successor in the school.
हमारे शिक्षक का स्कूल में कोई स्पष्ट उत्तराधिकारी नहीं है।
- The faster train is the successor to the old steam engine.
तेज़ रेलगाड़ी पुराने भाप इंजन की उत्तराधिकारी है।
- He was a worthy successor to the great scientist.
वह उस महान वैज्ञानिक का योग्य उत्तराधिकारी था।
- The prime minister's successor will be chosen by the party after a long internal discussion.
प्रधानमंत्री के उत्तराधिकारी का चुनाव पार्टी लंबी आंतरिक चर्चा के बाद करेगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is the successor from the late principal.
✓ He is the successor to the late principal.
Use to or of after successor.
Successor के बाद 'to' या 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ Mr Rao succeeded to Mr Shah as manager.
✓ Mr Rao succeeded Mr Shah as manager.
Succeed takes a person directly; succeed to is used for a throne or title.
किसी व्यक्ति की जगह लेने पर 'succeed' का सीधा object आता है; 'succeed to' गद्दी या पदवी के लिए होता है।
✗ He is the successer to the director.
✓ He is the successor to the director.
The noun is spelt successor, ending in -or.
Noun की spelling 'successor' (अंत में -or) है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
suc·ces·sor
Double c, double s and -or (not 'successer').
दो c, दो s और अंत में -or ('successer' गलत है)।
?Which word?
successor and predecessor
A successor comes after; a predecessor came before. 'Manmohan Singh was Vajpayee's successor and Modi's predecessor.' Do not confuse with successive (following one after another) or successful.
Successor बाद में आता है; predecessor पहले आया था। 'Manmohan Singh was Vajpayee's successor and Modi's predecessor.' इसे successive (एक के बाद एक) या successful से भ्रमित न करें।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One who follows another in a post; the opposite is predecessor.
'जो किसी पद पर दूसरे के बाद आए' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; इसका विपरीत predecessor है।
General knowledge
The line of succession; the Succession Act.
Line of succession और Succession Act आता है।