successive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /səkˈsɛsɪv/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /səkˈsesəv/ (New-Zealand)
- /səkˈsesɪv/ (Australia)
- (California, Southern) audio
Etymology
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Coming one after the other in a series.
Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.
2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport:They had won the title for five successive years.
A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162:
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(not-comparable) Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
a successive title
a successive empire
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
Deriveds
successively · unsuccessive · nonsuccessive · successivity · successiveness
Relateds
succeed · success · succession
Synonyms
Translations (23)
pl następny (in a series) · el αλλεπάλληλος (in a series) · ar مُتَعَاقِب (in a series) · ca successiu (in a series) · de aufeinander folgend (in a series) · hi क्रमिक (in a series) · pl sukcesywny (in a series) · bg следващ (in a series) · es sucesivo (in a series) · la alternus (in a series) · fr successif (in a series) · nb suksessiv (in a series) · fi peräkkäinen (in a series) · ar مُتَوَالٍ (in a series) · ar مُتَتَالٍ (in a series) · de aufeinanderfolgende (in a series) · ru сле́дующий (in a series) · ar مُتَتَابِع (in a series) · fi perättäinen (in a series) · ru после́дующий (in a series) · pl kolejny (in a series) · mi whakaekeeke (in a series) · id suksesif (in a series)