What does consecutive mean?
Definitions for consecutive
kənˈsɛk yə tɪvcon·sec·u·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
back-to-back, consecutiveadjective
one after the other
"back-to-back home runs"
consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successiveadjective
in regular succession without gaps
"serial concerts"
straight, consecutiveadverb
successive (without a break)
"sick for five straight days"
consecutive, sequentiallyadverb
in a consecutive manner
"we numbered the papers consecutively"
Wiktionary
consecutiveadjective
following, in succession, without interruption
consecutiveadjective
Having some logical sequence
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONSECUTIVEadjective
Etymology: consecutif, French.
That obligation upon the lands did not come into disuse but by fifty consecutive years of exemption. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
This is seeming to comprehend only the actions of a man, consecutive to volition. John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Consecutiveadjective
following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years
Consecutiveadjective
following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding
Consecutiveadjective
having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden
Etymology: [Cf. F. conscutif. See Consequent.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of consecutive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of consecutive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of consecutive in a Sentence
The Portland Police Association:
After nearly 75 consecutive nights of violence, destruction, and mayhem, a small group of RRT (Rapid Response Team) officers—including Officer Budworth—were again tasked with dealing with the riot, per PPB Command Staff orders, RRT officers cleared the rioters from the area to allow the Fire Bureau to extinguish the blaze. But the rioters were not satisfied.
Things like buying three one-way tickets on consecutive days, very unusual activity... that caused us great concern that obviously we worked quickly to identify and address.
The longest day I had was 25 hours continuously on my feet and the longest stint I did at sea was 40 consecutive days without stepping foot on land.
It is common error to infer that things which are consecutive in order of time have necessarily the relation of cause and effect.
With four consecutive years of drought, this precipitation was just a start to moisten the soils for hopefully more (frozen preferred) precipitation this winter.
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- على التواليArabic
- последователен, пореденBulgarian
- consecutiuCatalan, Valencian
- fortløbende, sekventielDanish
- fortlaufend, konsekutiv, aufeinander folgendGerman
- συνεχήςGreek
- sinsekvaEsperanto
- consecutivoSpanish
- پیاپیPersian
- perättäinen, peräkkäinenFinnish
- consécutifFrench
- leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
- लगातारHindi
- sorozatos, egymás utániHungarian
- հաջորդական, հետևողականArmenian
- berurutanIndonesian
- 連続Japanese
- opeenvolgend, sequentieel, achtereenvolgendDutch
- påfølgendeNorwegian
- consequente, consecutivoPortuguese
- succesiv, consecutivRomanian
- консекутивный, логичный, упорядоченный, последовательныйRussian
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