succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
have succumbed
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present perfectof succumb.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Europeans, and especially Western Europe's leadership elites, have succumbed to a decades-long "crisis of disbelief", argues Andrew Michta, a Polish-born American academic who is professor of strategic studies at the Hamilton School, University of Florida.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
On Wednesday, his lawyer Ménya Arab-Tigrine denied any wrongdoing by Siad—who was in his late sixties—suggesting he might have succumbed to the stress of being under public scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Of the 900 Californians who have succumbed to influenza this season, 15 were children, according to state public health data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government posted on social media platform X on Saturday, saying that “hundreds … have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries.”
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
If there had been any gust in the other direction, his building would have succumbed, too.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
