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succumb

/səˈkʌm/verb

उच्चारण सकम

हार मानना, झुक जाना, आगे घुटने टेकना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (to sth) formal

    to not be able to fight an attack, an illness, a temptation

    हार मानना, झुक जाना, आगे घुटने टेकना

    • He did not succumb to pressure.

    Synonyms yield give in surrender submit capitulate

    Opposite resist withstand overcome defy

  2. 2

    [I] ~ (to sth) formal

    to die from the effect of a disease or an injury

    (चोट, बीमारी से) दम तोड़ देना

    • He succumbed to his injuries.

    Synonyms die perish pass away

    Opposite survive recover

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

yield give in surrender submit capitulate die perish pass away

Antonyms

resist withstand overcome defy survive recover

AaSpelling

suc·cumb

Spelling and pronunciation: suc-cumb, double c and a silent b, /səˈkʌm/.

Spelling और pronunciation में suc-cumb, दो c और silent b, /səˈkʌm/।

?Which word?

Keep the give-in words together: succumb, yield, surrender, capitulate (give in after resisting), submit, cave in (informal).

हार मानने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: succumb, yield, surrender, capitulate (विरोध के बाद झुकना), submit, cave in (अनौपचारिक)।

Keep the silent-b words: succumb, climb, thumb, numb, debt, doubt.

Silent-b शब्द याद रखिए: succumb, climb, thumb, numb, debt, doubt।

§Grammar and usage

Succumb to sth ('succumb to temptation', not 'succumb before').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'succumb to sth' ('succumb to temptation', 'succumb before' नहीं)।