successive
Coming one after the other in a seriesComing one after the other in a series.
» He won four successive world championships.
Он победил на четырёх чемпионатах мира подряд.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Coming one after the other in a series.
They had won the title for five successive years.
aufeinanderfolgende, aufeinander folgend
после́дующийposlédujuščij, сле́дующийslédujuščij
(not comparable)Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
a successive title
a successive empire
in regular succession without gaps
(not comparable)Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
Examples
14 sentencesHe won four successive world championships.
ruОн победил на четырёх чемпионатах мира подряд. — Wayawa
Tom won three successive matches.
It rained five successive days.
Дощ ішов п'ять днів поспіль. — deniko
ruДождь лил пять дней подряд. — Hellerick
It is hard to win four successive games.
ruТрудно выиграть в четырёх последовательных играх. — afyodor
I went there by myself, often on successive evenings.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- in regular succession without gaps:consecutivesequentsequentialserial