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    successive
    /səkˈsɛsɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. following one another or following others: "they were looking for their fifth successive win"

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  2. SUCCESSIVE definition: 1. happening one after the other without any break: 2. happening one after the other without any…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of SUCCESSIVE is following in order : following each other without interruption. How to use successive in a sentence.

  4. Successive definition: following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive. See examples of SUCCESSIVE used in a sentence.

  5. SUCCESSIVE meaning: 1. happening one after the other without any break: 2. happening one after the other without any…. Learn more.

  6. Successive means happening or existing one after another without a break. Jackson was the winner for a second successive year. ...the failure of successive governments to co-ordinate transport policy. Synonyms: consecutive, following, succeeding, in a row More Synonyms of successive.

  7. adj. 1. following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days. 2. following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day. 3. characterized by or involving succession. [1400–50] suc•ces′sive•ly, adv. suc•ces′sive•ness, n.

  8. Successive is a word for things (or people) that follow each other in time. If three presidents in a row were over sixty, you could say, "Three successive presidents were over sixty." Successive is a word that comes up often when you're looking at the history of something.

  9. Definition of successive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. successive meaning, definition, what is successive: coming or following one after the other: Learn more.

  11. adjective. uk / səkˈsesɪv / us. Add to word list. happening after each other: He has just won the World Championship for the third successive year. (Definition of successive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of successive. in Chinese (Traditional) 接連地,連續地… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 接连地,连续地…