successor
A person or thing that succeeds another in a role, position, or sequence. It specifically refers to an individual who takes over a job or status after the previous holder has left.
أمثلة
3 من 5The store owner is looking for a successor who will maintain the high quality of the handmade goods.
The store owner is looking for a successor who will maintain the high quality of the handmade goods.
The board of directors has officially named the current CFO as the successor to the retiring Chief Executive.
The board of directors has officially named the current CFO as the successor to the retiring Chief Executive.
I'm still trying to find a good successor for my old laptop since it keeps crashing.
I'm still trying to find a good successor for my old laptop since it keeps crashing.
المرادفات
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the verb 'succeed' not as winning, but as 'following'. A successor 'succeeds' (comes after) the leader in a line.
اختبار سريع
After twenty years of leading the charity, the director finally introduced her ______ at the annual gala.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: successor
أمثلة
The store owner is looking for a successor who will maintain the high quality of the handmade goods.
everydayThe store owner is looking for a successor who will maintain the high quality of the handmade goods.
The board of directors has officially named the current CFO as the successor to the retiring Chief Executive.
formalThe board of directors has officially named the current CFO as the successor to the retiring Chief Executive.
I'm still trying to find a good successor for my old laptop since it keeps crashing.
informalI'm still trying to find a good successor for my old laptop since it keeps crashing.
Historians analyzed how the successor states maintained the legal frameworks of the fallen empire.
academicHistorians analyzed how the successor states maintained the legal frameworks of the fallen empire.
Succession planning is vital for businesses to ensure that a designated successor is ready to lead during a crisis.
businessSuccession planning is vital for businesses to ensure that a designated successor is ready to lead during a crisis.
المرادفات
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
name a successor
to officially announce who will take over a position
act as successor
to function in the role of the person who follows another
seek a successor
to search for a replacement for a current leader
يُخلط عادةً مع
A predecessor is the person who held the position before, while a successor is the person who comes after.
Success is the achievement of a goal, whereas a successor is a person in a sequence of roles.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
The word is almost always used with the preposition 'to' when indicating the person being replaced (e.g., 'the successor to Mr. Smith'). While usually a noun, it can function as an attributive adjective in phrases like 'successor state'.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners sometimes confuse 'successor' with 'success' or use 'successor of' instead of the more standard 'successor to'.
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of the verb 'succeed' not as winning, but as 'following'. A successor 'succeeds' (comes after) the leader in a line.
أصل الكلمة
From the Latin 'successor', derived from 'succedere', meaning 'to come after' or 'to go under'.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
The concept of a successor is central to monarchy (heirs to the throne) and corporate governance (CEO succession planning).
اختبار سريع
After twenty years of leading the charity, the director finally introduced her ______ at the annual gala.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: successor
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