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adjective
- 1. following one another or following others: "they were looking for their fifth successive win"
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SUCCESSIVE definition: 1. happening one after the other without any break: 2. happening one after the other without any…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUCCESSIVE is following in order : following each other without interruption. How to use successive in a sentence.
us / səkˈses.ɪv / uk / səkˈses.ɪv / Add to word list. C2. happening one after the other without any break: It was the team's fourth successive defeat. He won the World Championship for the third successive year. Compare. consecutive. sequential formal. serial adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Simultaneous and consecutive.
Successive means happening or existing one after another without a break. Jackson was the winner for a second successive year. ...the failure of successive governments to co-ordinate transport policy. Synonyms: consecutive, following, succeeding, in a row More Synonyms of successive. successively adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADV adj-compar]
Successive definition: following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive. See examples of SUCCESSIVE used in a sentence.
adj. 1. following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days. 2. following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day. 3. characterized by or involving succession. [1400–50] suc•ces′sive•ly, adv. suc•ces′sive•ness, n.
Successive is a word for things (or people) that follow each other in time. If three presidents in a row were over sixty, you could say, "Three successive presidents were over sixty." Successive is a word that comes up often when you're looking at the history of something.
SUCCESSIVE definition: happening after each other: . Learn more.
successive meaning, definition, what is successive: coming or following one after the other: Learn more.
Definition of successive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
