consecutive (kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv
)
Definitions
adjective
- (of a narrative, account, etc) following chronological sequence
- following one another without interruption; successive
- characterized by logical sequence
- music another word for parallel (sense 3)
- grammar expressing consequence or result ⇒
consecutive clauses
Alternative Forms
conˈsecutively adverb conˈsecutiveness nounWord Origin
C17: from French consécutif, from Latin consecūtus having followed, from consequī to pursueSynonyms
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successive,
running,
following,
succeeding,
in turn,
uninterrupted,
chronological,
sequential,
in sequence,
seriatim,
Translations
- British English:
consecutive
Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption.This is his second consecutive win.kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv ADJECTIVE This is his second consecutive win.
- Spanish:
consecutivo
adj consecutiva
- French:
consécutif
adj
- German:
aufeinanderfolgend
adj
- Chinese: 连续的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَعاقِب adj
- Portuguese: consecutivo adj consecutiva
- Russian: последовательный adj последовательная
- Croatian: u nizu adj
- Czech: po sobě jdoucí adj
- Danish: konsekutiv adj
- Dutch: opeenvolgend adj
- Finnish: peräkkäinen adj
- Greek: διαδοχικός adj διαδοχική
- Italian: consecutivo adj consecutiva
- Japanese: 連続的な no_posp
- Korean: 연속적인 adj
- Norwegian: påfølgende adj
- Polish: kolejny adj kolejna
- Brazilian Portuguese: consecutivo adj consecutiva
- European Spanish:
consecutivo
adj consecutiva
- Swedish: på varandra följande adj
- Thai: ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ adj
- Turkish: ardı ardına adj
- Vietnamese: liên tiếp adj
Usage examples
Their working week ran always from `tomorrow" and consisted of five tomorrows, none of them apparently consecutive.
, A Means to Evil (1993)Leggatt will be playing in his third consecutive event by then, on his way to four in a row to start the year.
Globe and Mail (2003)This sweeping judgment is based on consecutive weeks listening to 30-minute bursts of Bob's show.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This is very useful if a series of inputs are to be placed in consecutive addresses.
, Computers Basic Facts (1983)