suceder

/suθeˈdeɾ/, [su.θeˈð̞eɾ]

happen


Verb suceder (first-person singular present sucedo, first-person singular preterite sucedí, past participle sucedido)

  1. to happen, to befall, to occur
    ¿Qué sucede?
    What’s the matter?
    Suceda lo que suceda
    Come what may.
  2. to succeed to, to follow

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Examples
  • Nunca se sabe qué es lo que va a suceder.

    You never can tell what is going to happen.

  • No es seguro que vaya a suceder.

    It's not sure it will happen.

  • Me encargaré de que nunca vuelva a suceder.

    I'll see to it that it never happens again.

  • Algo malo estaba a punto de suceder.

    Something wrong was about to happen.

  • ¿Cómo pudo suceder esto?

    How could this have happened?

  • Tom no cree que eso vaya a suceder.

    Tom doesn't think that's going to happen.

  • Eso no va a suceder.

    That's not going to happen.

  • Yo sabía que podía suceder.

    I knew it could happen.

  • ¿Qué acaba de suceder allá?

    What just happened there?

  • Cualquier cosa podría suceder.

    Anything could happen.

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