Meaning
to succumb, yield
- to be overcome or defeated by superior force, illness, or fatigue
- to yield or give in to an overpowering demand or urge
In a sentence
L'esercito nemico non intende soccombere alla pressione degli alleati.
The enemy army does not intend to succumb to allied pressure.
Se non riposi adeguatamente, finirai per soccombere allo stress lavorativo.
If you don't rest properly, you will end up succumbing to work stress.
Molte piccole botteghe soccombono di fronte alla concorrenza dei grandi centri commerciali.
Many small shops succumb to competition from large shopping centres.
Word forms (47)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soccombere | infinitive |
| soccombo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| soccombi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soccombe | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soccombiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| soccombete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soccombevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soccombevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soccombeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soccombevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soccombevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soccombetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| soccombesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soccombette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| soccombemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soccombeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soccomberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| soccomberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| soccomberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| soccomberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| soccomberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| soccomberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| soccomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| soccomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soccomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soccombiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| soccombiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soccombessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soccombessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soccombesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soccombessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soccombeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soccomberei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| soccomberesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soccomberebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soccomberemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| soccombereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soccomberebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soccombi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| soccombiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| soccombete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| soccombendo | gerund |
Usage notes
- Formal: avoid in casual everyday conversation in favour of 'arrendersi' or 'cedere'.
- Takes 'a' or 'sotto' before the opposing force.
- Defective verb: lacks a commonly accepted past participle and compound tenses in modern standard Italian.