suceder

to happen
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suceder(
soo
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seh
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dehr
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
1. (to occur)
a. to happen
¿Qué sucedió con el gnomo del jardín?What happened to the garden gnome?
b. to go on
¿Qué sucedió en aquella fiesta?What went on at that party?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (to follow)
a. to succeed
Obama sucedió a Bush como presidente.Obama succeeded Bush as president.
b. to follow
Una noche de celebración desenfrenada sucedió a la solemnidad de la graduación.A night of unbridled celebration followed the graduation ceremony.
sucederse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
3. (events)
a. to follow one after another
Se sucedieron muchos eventos trascendentales en España durante el siglo XV.Many monumental events followed one after another in Spain during the 15th century.
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suceder
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g. Llueve en España.).
impersonal verb
1. (ocurrir)
a. to happen
suceda lo que sucedawhatever happens
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
2. (sustituir)
a. to succeed
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
3. (venir después)
a.
suceder ato come after, to follow
a la guerra sucedieron años muy tristesthe war was followed by years of misery
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suceder
intransitive verb
1 (ocurrir) to happen
pues sucede que no vamos well it (so) happens we're not going; no le había sucedido eso nunca that had never happened to him before; suceda lo que suceda come what may; whatever happens; ¿qué sucede? what's going on?; lo que sucede es que ... the fact o the trouble is that ...; llevar algo por lo que pueda suceder to take sth just in case; lo más que puede suceder es que ... the worst that can happen is that ...; lo mismo sucede con este que con el otro it's the same with this one as it is with the other
2 (seguir)
suceder a algo to follow sth; al otoño sucede el invierno winter follows autumn; a este cuarto sucede otro mayor a larger room leads off this one; a larger room lies beyond this one
transitive verb
[+persona] to succeed
suceder a algn en un puesto to succeed sb in a post
suceder al trono
si muere, ¿quién la sucederá? if she dies, who will succeed?
pronominal verb
sucederse to follow one another
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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suceder a
to succeed
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