suc·ces·sive

(sək-sĕs′ĭv)

adj.

1. Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days.

2. Of, characterized by, or involving succession: the government successive to the fallen monarchy.

suc·ces′sive·ly adv.

suc·ces′sive·ness n.

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successive

(səkˈsɛsɪv)

adj

1. following another without interruption

2. of or involving succession: a successive process.

sucˈcessively adv

sucˈcessiveness n

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suc•ces•sive

(səkˈsɛs ɪv)

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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

successive - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"

sequent, sequential, serial, consecutive

ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"

successive

adjective consecutive, following, succeeding, in a row, in succession, sequent He was the winner for the second successive year.

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successive

adjective

Following one after another in an orderly pattern:

consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional.

Translations

مُتَعاقِبمُتَعاقِب، مُتَتابِع

následnýpostupný

successiv

aufeinanderfolgend sukzessiv

διαδοχικός

sucesivo consecutivo

peräkkäinen

successif

uzastopan

egymást követõ

sem kemur í röî

successivo consecutivo

連続する

연속하는

zaporeden

successiv

อย่างต่อเนื่องกัน

ardılbirbiri ardına

liên tục

接连的连续的

successive

[səkˈsesɪv] ADJ [governments, generations, owners] → sucesivo; [nights, days] → seguido, consecutivo
successive governments have failed to resolve the problem → sucesivos gobiernos no han logrado resolver el problema
on four/five successive nights → cuatro/cinco noches seguidas or consecutivas
for the third/fourth successive time → por tercera/cuarta vez consecutiva
the percentage of female students increased with each successive year → el porcentaje de estudiantes del sexo femenino aumentaba año tras año

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

successive

[səkˈsɛsɪv] adj → successif/ive
on three successive days → trois jours de suite, trois jours consécutifs
on four successive occasions → quatre fois de suite

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

successive

adj → aufeinanderfolgend attr; four successive days → vier Tage nacheinander or hintereinander, vier aufeinanderfolgende Tage; on four successive days → an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen; for the third successive time → zum dritten Mal hintereinander; he was sacked from three successive jobs → er wurde nacheinander or hintereinander aus drei verschiedenen Stellen hinausgeworfen

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successive

[səkˈsɛsɪv] adj (days, months) → consecutivo/a; (generations) → successivo/a
on three successive days → per tre giorni consecutivi or di seguito
each successive failure → ogni nuovo insuccesso

succeed

(səkˈsiːd) verb

1. to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose. He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.

2. to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else. He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?

success (səkˈses) noun

1. (the prosperity gained by) the achievement of an aim or purpose. He has achieved great success as an actor / in his career.

2. a person or thing that succeeds or prospers. She's a great success as a teacher.

sucˈcessful (-ˈses-) adjective

(negative unsuccessful) having success. Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.

sucˈcessfully adverb

succession (səkˈseʃən) noun

1. the right of succeeding to a throne as king, to a title etc. The Princess is fifth in (order of) succession (to the throne).

2. a number of things following after one another. a succession of bad harvests.

3. the act or process of following and taking the place of someone or something else. his succession to the throne.

successive (səkˈsesiv) adjective

following one after the other. He won three successive matches.

sucˈcessively (-ˈsesiv-) adverb

sucˈcessor (-ˈse-) noun

a person who follows, and take the place of another. Who will be appointed as the manager's successor?

in succession

one after another. five wet days in succession.

successive

→ مُتَعاقِب postupný successiv aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικός consecutivo peräkkäinen successif uzastopan successivo 連続する 연속하는 opeenvolgend påfølgende kolejny sucessivo последующий successiv อย่างต่อเนื่องกัน ardıl liên tục 接连的

successive

a. sucesivo-a, consecutivo-a.