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con·sec·u·tive

(kən-sĕk′yə-tĭv)

adj.

1. Following one after another without interruption; successive: was absent on three consecutive days; won five consecutive games on the road.

2. Marked by logical sequence.

3. Grammar Expressing consequence or result: a consecutive clause.

[French consécutif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from cōnsecūtus, past participle of Latin cōnsequī, to follow closely; see consequent.]

con·sec′u·tive·ly adv.

con·sec′u·tive·ness n.

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consecutive

(kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv)

adj

1. (of a narrative, account, etc) following chronological sequence

2. following one another without interruption; successive

3. (Logic) characterized by logical sequence

4. (Music, other) music another word for parallel³

5. (Grammar) grammar expressing consequence or result: consecutive clauses.

[C17: from French consécutif, from Latin consecūtus having followed, from consequī to pursue]

conˈsecutively adv

conˈsecutiveness n

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con•sec•u•tive

(kənˈsɛk yə tɪv)

adj.

1. following one another in uninterrupted order; successive: consecutive numbers such as 5, 6, 7, 8.

2. marked by logical sequence.

[1605–15; consecut (ion) + -ive]

con•sec′u•tive•ly, adv.

con•sec′u•tive•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	consecutive - one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" back-to-back succeeding - coming after or following
	2.	consecutive - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" sequent, sequential, serial, successive ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
	3.	consecutive - successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" straight continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"
Adv.	1.	consecutive - in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively" sequentially

consecutive

adjective successive, running, following, succeeding, in turn, uninterrupted, chronological, sequential, in sequence, seriatim This was their fourth consecutive meeting in the past four days.

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consecutive

adjective

Following one after another in an orderly pattern:

sequent, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive.

Translations

مُتَعاقِبمُتَوالٍ، مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتالٍ

následnýpo soběpo sobě jdoucí

fortløbendekonsekutiv

aufeinanderfolgend konsekutiv

διαδοχικός

consecutivo seguido

peräkkäinen

consécutif

uzastopan

egymásra következõ

í röî

consecutivo

連続的な

연속적인

einantis iš eilėsiš eilės

secīgssekojošs

opeenvolgend

etterfølgende på rad påfølgende

kolejny

consecutivo

последовательный

za sebou idúci

på varandra följande

ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ

ardı ardınaardışıklıkbirbirini izleyen

liên tiếp

连续的

consecutive

[kənˈsekjʊtɪv] ADJ

1. (= successive) → consecutivo
on three consecutive days → tres días consecutivos or seguidos

2. (Ling) → consecutivo

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consecutive

[kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv] adj [events, victories, defeats] → consécutif/ive
on three consecutive days → trois jours consécutifs, trois jours de suite
on three consecutive occasions → trois fois de suite

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consecutive

adj

→ aufeinanderfolgend; numbers → fortlaufend; on four consecutive days → vier Tage hintereinander; this is the third consecutive morning he’s been late → er ist jetzt dreimal hintereinander morgens zu spät gekommen

(Gram) clause → Konsekutiv-, Folge-

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consecutive

[kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv] adj → consecutivo/a
consecutive clause (Gram) → proposizione f consecutiva
on three consecutive occasions → tre volte di fila, tre volte consecutive

consecutive

(kənˈsekjutiv) adjective

following one after the other in regular order. He visited us on two consecutive days, Thursday and Friday.

conˈsecutively adverb

consecutive

→ مُتَعاقِب po sobě jdoucí konsekutiv aufeinanderfolgend διαδοχικός consecutivo peräkkäinen consécutif uzastopan consecutivo 連続的な 연속적인 opeenvolgend påfølgende kolejny consecutivo последовательный på varandra följande ที่ต่อเนื่องตามลำดับ ardı ardına liên tiếp 连续的

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