CONSECUTIVE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of consecutive in English consecutiveadjective uk /kənˈsek.jə.tɪv/ us /kənˈsek.jə.t̬ɪv/ Add to word list Add to word list C2 Consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption: This is the fifth consecutive weekend that I've spent working. Synonyms sequential formal successive

• Unemployment has risen again for the third consecutive month.
• Coventry City have proved untouchable this season - they've just won their sixth consecutive game.
• It was United's sixth consecutive win this season.
• We have visited your mother for five consecutive Christmases.
• He did 300 consecutive press-ups.

Simultaneous and consecutive

• accompanied by someone/something
• accompaniment
• accompany
• all the while idiom
• along
• fly
• heavy rotation
• in parallel idiom
• in rotation idiom
• in tandem idiom
• in the process idiom
• minute
• row
• simultaneously
• simultaneousness
• soon
• step
• straight
• successive
• turn

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consecutively (Definition of consecutive from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

consecutive | American Dictionary

consecutiveadjective us /kənˈsek·jət̬·ɪv/ Add to word list Add to word list following one after another without an interruption: We’ve had five consecutive days of rain.

consecutively

adverb us /kənˈsek·jət̬·ɪv·li/ (Definition of consecutive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

consecutive | Business English

consecutiveadjective uk /kənˈsekjʊtɪv/ us Add to word list Add to word list used to describe events, numbers, etc. that follow one after another without an interruption: Interest rates have been held at the same level for the tenth consecutive month. (Definition of consecutive from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of consecutive

consecutive In the present description, it is not possible to divide into steps these "consecutive" effects, as in the usual treatments of the radiation back-reaction. From the Cambridge English Corpus The increasing failure rate property of consecutive-k-out-of-n systems. From the Cambridge English Corpus In order to ensure sufficient number of participants, the study was conducted in two consecutive years. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is possible to define a set of rules that explicitly defines the possible transitions in terms of the difference between consecutive database states. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unlike the routine for the main trapping grid, these traps remained untended for three consecutive days before flies were harvested. From the Cambridge English Corpus Transects were 75 stations in length, and traps were set for 10 consecutive nights. From the Cambridge English Corpus This approach will inevitably result in a quantitative reduction in the number of bacteria transferred between consecutive flocks. From the Cambridge English Corpus The analysis is based on a number of consecutive, extended extracts drawn from the discussion described above. From the Cambridge English Corpus Inclusion criteria for the study subjects were consecutive admissions to each of the two psychiatric units. From the Cambridge English Corpus From then on, interventions are displayed to the user, with almost no delay between two consecutive interventions. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is the first time that three consecutive parliamentary elections have been held without the country being disrupted by a military overthrow. From the Cambridge English Corpus To maintain consistency across samples, transcription was initiated after the child had produced 10 consecutive, complete, nonstereotypical utterances such as yes-no responses, greetings, and routines. From the Cambridge English Corpus Once the first 12 consecutive, multiword utterances were identified for each of the participants, the children's samples were dubbed onto an audiotape in random order. From the Cambridge English Corpus A pension fund is not required to submit a quarterly return when assets of the fund fall below $60 million for three consecutive quarters. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each of these 18 transects was sampled for four consecutive nights at least three times during both the rainy and dry seasons. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of consecutive?

Translations of consecutive

in Chinese (Traditional) 連續的，連貫的，無間斷的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 连续的，连贯的，不间断的… See more in Spanish consecutivo, seguido, consecutivo/iva [masculine-feminine]… See more in Portuguese consecutivo, consecutivo/-va [masculine-feminine]… See more in Marathi in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish लागोपाठचा… See more ardışık, birbiri ardından gelen, birbiri peşi sıra olan… See more consécutif/-ive, consécutif… See more 連続（れんぞく）した… See more achtereenvolgend… See more தொடர்ச்சியான நிகழ்வுகள், எண்கள் போன்றவை. இடையூறின்றி ஒன்றன் பின் ஒன்றாகப் பின்பற்றவும்.… See more (घटनाओं, संख्याओं का) क्रमानुगत, निरंतर… See more સતત-લાગલગાટ… See more på hinanden følgende, fortløbende… See more på varandra följande… See more berturut-turut… See more aufeinanderfolgend… See more etterfølgende, på rad… See more مسلسل, لگاتار, متواتر… See more послідовний… See more వరుస సంఘటనలు, సంఖ్యలు మొదలైనవి అంతరాయం లేకుండా ఒకదాని తరువాత ఒకటి అనుసరించండి.… See more পরপর… See more následný, po sobě (jdoucí)… See more berturut-turut… See more ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ… See more liên tiếp… See more kolejny, z rzędu… See more Need a translator?

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