Definitions for successive
səkˈsɛs ɪvsuc·ces·sive

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successiveadjective

   in regular succession without gaps

   "serial concerts"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. successiveadjective

   Coming one after the other in a series.

   They had won the title for five successive years.

   Etymology: succedere, to succeed in

2. successiveadjective

   Of, or relating to a succession.

   Etymology: succedere, to succeed in

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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

2. Successiveadjective

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

   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

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   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

How to say successive in sign language?

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. Anthony Scott:

   Now that Michael Slager has pleaded guilty to a willful violation, admitted the facts we set out to prove and waived the right to appeal Michael Slager conviction, a successive prosecution by the State is not necessary.

2. Charles Peguy:

   The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable, renascent errors.

3. Nguyen Phu Trong:

   But because, I think, of the efforts of leaders in both parties here in the United States as well as the leadership in Vietnam over successive years, what we've seen is the emergence of a constructive relationship that is based on mutual respect and that has benefited the peoples of both countries. what is important is former enemies transformed to partners.

4. Secretary Alex Azar:

   For 15 years now, this country has had a massive effort at the federal, state and local level of preparedness for pandemic, we knew about SARS, we knew about MERS, which were earlier modifications of the coronavirus. None of those achieved anything like what we are seeing today. But that is why four successive presidencies, including the leadership of President President Donald Trump, there has been a great focus on pandemic preparedness.

5. Turner:

   As successive terminal moraines result form successive glaciations, so each frontier leaves its traces behind it, and when it becomes a settled area the region still partakes of the frontier characteristics. Thus the advance of the frontier has meant a steady movement away from the influence of Europe, a steady growth of independence on American lines.”

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