succumb

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

Translation

vi. kukumbwa na majaribu, ugonjwa, shambulio, n.k.; tia ukawaida; kushushwa mawazo; kufa.
Word Forms
Past Tensesuccumbed
Present Participlesuccumbing
Third Person Singularsuccumbs
Past Participlesuccumbed
Pluralsuccumbs

Phrases & Collocations

succumb to temptation

yea kwa majaribuo

succumb to pressure

yea kwa shinikizo

succumb to illness

yea kwa ugonjwa

succumb to defeat

yea kwa kushindwa

succumb to fatigue

yea kwa uchovu

succumb to fear

yea kwa hofu

Example Sentences

people who succumb easily to exploitation

Watu ambao huruka kwa urahisi kwa utakatizaje

He succumbed to the temptations of the big city.

Aliruka kwa majaribio ya mji mkuu.

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

Alikuwa hatarini kusalimika kwa serikali ya sketi za Mary na Sarah.

he succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle.

Aliruka kwa ulevi na mtindo wa maisha mburuburu.

Many women had succumbed to his charms.

Wanawake wengi waliruka kwa haiba zake.

She succumbed to weariness and went to bed.

Aliruka kwa udhaifu na akaenda kulala.

Malnourished children are more likely to succumb to infections.

Watoto walio na njaa ndoa huwa na uwezekano mkubwa wa kupata maambukizo.

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

Yeye amekuwa wa mwisho kusalimika na shinikizo la usimamizi wa mpira wa miguu.

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

Wakaazi wa kisiwa hawakuwa na kinga dhidi ya magonjwa yaliyobeba waendeshaji na walishindwa haraka.

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