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- DictionaryCon·sec·u·tive/kənˈsekyədiv/
adjective
- 1. following continuously: "five consecutive months of serious decline"
used to describe events, numbers, etc. that follow one after another without an interruption: Interest rates have been held at the same level for the tenth consecutive month. (Definition of consecutive from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of consecutive. consecutive.
Definitions of consecutive. adjective. one after the other. synonyms: back-to-back. succeeding. coming after or following. adjective. in regular succession without gaps. synonyms: sequent, sequential, serial, successive. ordered. having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule. adjective.
consecutive. adjective. /kənˈsekjətɪv/. /kənˈsekjətɪv/. [usually before noun] following one after another in a continuous series. She was absent for nine consecutive days. He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office. After six consecutive defeats, the team was almost ready to give up.
4 days ago · following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive. six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 2. marked by logical sequence. 3. Grammar. expressing consequence or result. a consecutive clause. SYNONYMS 1. continuous.
adjective. uk / kənˈsekjʊtɪv / us. Add to word list. Consecutive events, numbers, or periods of time come one after the other: the third consecutive day of rain. consecutively. adverb. Tickets are numbered consecutively from 1 to 100. (Definition of consecutive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. Following one after another without interruption; successive: was absent on three consecutive days; won five consecutive games on the road. 2. Marked by logical sequence. 3. Grammar Expressing consequence or result: a consecutive clause.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧sec‧u‧tive /kənˈsekjətɪv/ adjective consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions OPP non-consecutive It had rained for four consecutive days.
