"succeeding" in the verb sense
1. succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
attain success or reach a desired goal
"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
2. succeed, come after, follow
be the successor (of
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
"succeeding" in the adjective sense
1. succeeding
coming after or following
2. future, next, succeeding
of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"
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