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succedere

"succedere" means "to take the place, to succeed" in Italian. It is number 313 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to take the place, to succeed; to follow in order; to come after

IPA

/sutˈt͡ʃɛ.de.re/

Forms in this course

succede, succedendo

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Che succede?
  What's happening?
  Tatoeba: leonardo / CK
• Cosa succede?
  What's happening?
  Tatoeba: xicotenga / CK
• Non succede.
  That doesn't happen.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "succedere" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• guardare to look at, to watch, to…
• trovare to find
• prendere to take, hold, pick up, get
• bastare to be enough
• capire to understand
• servire to serve
• dare to give
• portare to bring, fetch, take, carry
• morto died

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