succumb

[US]/səˈkʌm/
[UK]/səˈkʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. falde for fristelsen, sygdom, angreb osv.; give efter; blive overvældet; dø.
Word Forms
Past Tensesuccumbed
Present Participlesuccumbing
Third Person Singularsuccumbs
Past Participlesuccumbed
Pluralsuccumbs

Phrases & Collocations

succumb to temptation

falde for fristelsen

succumb to pressure

falde for presset

succumb to illness

falde for sygdom

succumb to defeat

falde for nederlaget

succumb to fatigue

falde for træthed

succumb to fear

falde for frygt

Example Sentences

people who succumb easily to exploitation

mennesker, der let falder for udnyttelse

He succumbed to the temptations of the big city.

Han faldt for storbyens fristelser.

he was in danger of succumbing to the petticoat government of Mary and Sarah.

Han var i fare for at bukke under for Mary og Sarahs kjoleskørtstyre.

he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle.

Han faldt for fristelsen ved drikkevarer og en overdrevet livsstil.

Many women had succumbed to his charms.

Mange kvinder havde givet efter for hans charme.

She succumbed to weariness and went to bed.

Hun faldt for træthed og gik i seng.

Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections.

Undernærede børn er mere tilbøjelige til at bukke under for infektioner.

he has become the latest to succumb to the strain of football management.

Han er blevet den seneste til at bukke under for presset i fodboldledelsen.

The island’s inhabitants had no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and quickly succumbed.

øens beboere havde ingen immunitet over for de sygdomme, som udforskerne bragte, og de faldt hurtigt for.

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