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consecutive

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con·sec·u·tive  (kn-sky-tv)
adj.
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.

[French consécutif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cnsectvus, from cnsectus, past participle of Latin cnsequ, to follow closely; see consequent.]

con·secu·tive·ly adv.
con·secu·tive·ness n.

consecutive [kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv]
adj
1. (of a narrative, account, etc.) following chronological sequence
2. following one another without interruption; successive
3. (Philosophy / Logic) characterized by logical sequence
4. (Music, other) Music another word for parallel [3]
5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar expressing consequence or result consecutive clauses
[from French consécutif, from Latin consecūtus having followed, from consequī to pursue]
consecutively  adv
consecutiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consecutive - one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"
succeeding - coming after or following
2.consecutive - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
3.consecutive - successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"
Adv.1.consecutive - in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively"

consecutive
adjective successive, running, following, succeeding, in turn, uninterrupted, chronological, sequential, in sequence, seriatim This was their fourth consecutive meeting in the past four days.
Translations
consecutive [kənˈsekjʊtɪv] ADJ
1. (= successive) → consecutivo
on three consecutive daystres días consecutivos or seguidos
2. (Ling) → consecutivo

consecutive [kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv] adj [events, victories, defeats] → consécutif/ive
on three consecutive days → trois jours consécutifs, trois jours de suite
on three consecutive occasions → trois fois de suite

consecutive
adj
aufeinanderfolgend; numbersfortlaufend; on four consecutive daysvier Tage hintereinander; this is the third consecutive morning he’s been lateer ist jetzt dreimal hintereinander morgens zu spät gekommen
(Gram) clauseKonsekutiv-, Folge-

consecutive [kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv] adjconsecutivo/a
consecutive clause (Gram) → proposizione f consecutiva
on three consecutive occasions → tre volte di fila, tre volte consecutive
consecutive [kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv] adjconsecutivo/a
consecutive clause (Gram) → proposizione f consecutiva
on three consecutive occasions → tre volte di fila, tre volte consecutive

consecutive
adj consecutive [kənˈsekjutiv]
following one after the other in regular order He visited us on two consecutive days, Thursday and Friday. opeenvolgend; deurlopend; gevolgaanduiding مُتَوالٍ، مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتالٍ последователен následný, po sobě (jdoucí) på hinanden følgende; fortløbende aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικός consecutivo järjestikune پشت سر هم؛ متوالی peräkkäinen consécutif רָצוּף क्रमिक, लगातार uzastopan, u nizu egymásra következő berturut-turut í röð consecutivo 連続の 연속되는 einantis iš eilės secīgs; sekojošs berturut-turut achtereenvolgend etterfølgende, på rad kolejny consecutivo consecutiv последующий za sebou idúci zaporeden uzastopan på varandra följande ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ birbirini izleyen, ardışıklık 連續的 послідовний لگاتار، متواتر، مسلسل liên tiếp
adv conˈsecutively
agtereenvolgens, ná mekaar, opeenvolgend بِصورَةٍ مُتَتالِيَه/ مُتَعاقِبَه последователно po sobě, nepřetržitě uden afbrydelse; fortløbende nacheinander διαδοχικά consecutivamente järjestikku پی در پی؛ بطور متوالی peräkkäin consécutivement בִּרְצִיפוּת क्रम से uzastopan, u nizu egyfolytában secara beturut-turut samfleytt consecutivamente 連続して 연속적으로 iš eilės secīgi; sekojoši berturutan achtereenvolgens i trekk kolejno consecutivamente consecutiv в последующем postupne zaporedno uzastopce efter varandra, i följd (rad, sträck) อย่างต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ birbiri ardına 連續地 послідовно لگاتار một cách liên tiếp

consecutive متعاقب po sobě jdoucí konsekutiv aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικός consecutivo peräkkäinen consécutif u nizu consecutivo 連続的な 연속적인 opeenvolgend påfølgende kolejny consecutivo последовательный på varandra följande ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ ardı ardına liên tiếp 连续的


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And if in each separate territory, hardly any idea can be formed of the length of time which has elapsed between the consecutive formations, we may infer that this could nowhere be ascertained.
For two consecutive seasons he lived in the sunlight of Mademoiselle Duvigne's presence.
I think that in those days I never forgot the fact of my elevation for five consecutive minutes.
 
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