consecutive
Following, in succession, without interruptionFollowing, in succession, without interruption.
» It snowed for ten consecutive days.
Es schneite zehn Tage am Stück.
Es schneite zehn Tage hintereinander.
Снег шёл десять дней подряд.
Десять дней подряд шёл снег.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Following, in succession, without interruption.
folgend, aufeinanderfolgend, fortlaufend
после́довательныйposlédovatelʹnyj, консекути́вныйkonsekutívnyj
послідо́внийposlidóvnyj
in regular succession without gaps
(not comparable)Having some logical sequence.
konsekutiv
после́довательныйposlédovatelʹnyj, упоря́доченныйuporjádočennyj, логи́чныйlogíčnyj
Examples
22 sentencesIt snowed for ten consecutive days.
ruСнег шёл десять дней подряд. — marafon
deEs schneite zehn Tage am Stück. — virgil
Stock prices declined for five consecutive days.
The trial lasted for ten consecutive days.
Tom has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences.
A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation.
Translations
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Origin
From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followedFrom French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- in regular succession without gaps:sequentsequentialserialsuccessive
- one after the other:back-to-back
- successive (without a break):straight