sequence
To arrange in an orderTo arrange (something) in an order.
» Nobody could remember the sequence of events.
Никто не мог вспомнить последовательность событий.
Ніхто не міг пригадати послідовність подій.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To arrange (something) in an order.
We sequenced the code to keep it organised.
The later edition of the book sequenced the chapters differently, which caused a lot of confusion among non-technical readers.
arrange in a sequence
(transitive)To determine the order of monomers in (a biological polymer), e.g. of amino acids in (a protein), or of bases in (a nucleic acid).
determine the order of constituents in
(transitive)To produce (music) with a sequencer.
(intransitive, uncommon)To proceed through a sequence or series of things.
Examples
40 sentencesNobody could remember the sequence of events.
Ніхто не міг пригадати послідовність подій. — aandrusiak
ruНикто не мог вспомнить последовательность событий. — Hayabusa
Each sheet bears a number in sequence.
It is a sequence of two actions.
In the sequence of life, we face many challenges.
A word is a sequence of sounds or letters that has a meaning.
Origin
From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering veFrom Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.
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Forms
sequences, sequencing, sequenced, sequencedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle