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- DictionarySuc·ces·sive/səkˈsesiv/
adjective
- 1. following one another or following others: "they were looking for their fifth successive win"
The meaning of SUCCESSIVE is following in order : following each other without interruption. How to use successive in a sentence.
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. accompanied by someone/something. accompaniment. accompany.
Successive definition: following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive. See examples of SUCCESSIVE used 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.
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]
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.
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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of successive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / səkˈsesɪv / us. Add to word list. happening after each other: He has just won the World Championship for the third successive year. (Definition of successive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of successive. in Chinese (Traditional) 接連地，連續地… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 接连地，连续地…
successive meaning, definition, what is successive: coming or following one after the other: Learn more.
