Definitions for Successive
səkˈsɛs ɪvsuc·ces·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successiveadjective

   in regular succession without gaps

   "serial concerts"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. successiveadjective

   Coming one after the other in a series.

   They had won the title for five successive years.

2. successiveadjective

   Of, or relating to a succession.

3. Etymology: succedere, to succeed in

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUCCESSIVEadjective

   Etymology: successif, French.

   1. Following in order; continuing a course or consecution uninterrupted.

   Three with fiery courage he assails,
   And each successive after other quails,
   Still wond’ring whence so many kings should rise. Daniel.

   God hath set
   Labour and rest, as day and night, to men
   Successive. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   God, by reason of his eternal indivisible nature, is by one single act of duration present to all the successive portions of time, and all successively existing in them. South.

   Send the successive ills through ages down,
   And let each weeping father tell his son. Matthew Prior.

   2. Inherited by succession. Not in use.

   Countrymen,
   Plead my successive title with your swords. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.

   The empire being elective, and not successive, the emperors, in being, made profit of their own times. Walter Raleigh.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. successive

   Successive refers to things or events that follow one after the other in a continuous series or sequence, with no interruptions or gaps in between. Typically, these things or events are of the same kind or are related in some way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Successiveadjective

   following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer

2. Successiveadjective

   having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. successif. See Succeed.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Successive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4653

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Successive' in Adjectives Frequency: #639

How to pronounce Successive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Successive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Successive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Successive in a Sentence

1. Kate Bedingfield:

   Despite the breathless coverage each new View Trump attack gets, this endless rotation of the same debunked smears isn't the product of strategic genius, it's a sign of myopia and desperation as each successive attempt backfires, re-elevating a massive View Trump liability while leaving View Trump campaign scrambling to find something new.

2. Christian Maggio:

   Our house call is that rates will stay unchanged, although the Fed will try to keep live the possibility that they may pull the trigger at any successive meeting.

3. Ben Smith:

   When we published the Steele Dossier in 2017, we were met with outrage from many corners -- a major news anchor and President President Donald Trump both deemed it' fake news' ; and several Russian businessmen, plus Michael Cohen, sued for defamation, as we have said from the start, a document that had been circulating at the highest levels of government, under active investigation by The FBI, and briefed to two successive presidents, is clearly the subject of' official action.' Moreover, its publication has contributed to the the American people's understanding of what is happening in their country and their government.

4. Brad Mittman MD:

   Every successive failure leads us one step closer to success. Thank God for our failures, those painful walls we hit that define the seemingly invisible boundaries of our lives, ever redirecting us, like guiding lights, down the winning paths to all our victories.

5. Finance Minister Henri Yav Mulang:

   I already instructed the central bank to begin to pay (the reimbursements) in successive tranches.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Successive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Successive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Successive
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Successive