No. 4,986 in French
succèdent
"Succèdent" means "succeed" or "follow."
In a sentence
Les générations se succèdent, apportant à chaque fois des changements.
Generations succeed one another, bringing changes each time.
Here, 'succèdent' is used to indicate a sequence or order where generations follow one after the other.
Dans cette chaîne de montagnes, les vallées et les sommets se succèdent harmonieusement.
In this mountain range, valleys and peaks succeed one another harmoniously.
In this context, 'succèdent' is utilized to describe geographic features appearing one after another in an organized manner.
Lors d'une compétition, les épreuves se succèdent rapidement.
During a competition, the events follow one another quickly.
This demonstrates 'succèdent' indicating the occurrence of events in close temporal proximity.
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