successive
gb/səksˈɛsɪv/ us/səksˈɛsɪv/
B2
English
~ 5300
egymást követő
B2
1
Usage pattern:
successive [plural noun]
The team has won the championship for three successive years.
A csapat három egymást követő évben megnyerte a bajnokságot.
She worked for four successive nights without a break.
Négy egymást követő éjszaka dolgozott szünet nélkül.
The country experienced five successive governments in just ten years.
The disease became weaker over successive generations of the virus.
The company reported successive quarters of rising profits.
Learner examples
He was late for class on three successive days.
Három egymást követő napon elkésett az óráról.
The shop was closed for two successive weeks.
Az üzlet két egymást követő hétig zárva volt.
Our team lost four successive games.
She visited her grandmother on five successive Sundays.
Sales went up for three successive months.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse "successive" with "successful". "Successive" means "one after another", while "successful" means "ending well" or "achieving a goal". Learners may also use "successive" where "subsequent" is better; "subsequent" just means "later", but "successive" usually implies no gaps in the sequence.
Meaning
following one after another
Collocations
successive years
|successive days
|successive generations
|successive governments
|successive wins
|successive defeats
Synonyms
consecutive (Very close in meaning; often the best direct substitute, especially for events in time like days or years.)
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sequential (More formal and technical; often used for ordered steps or stages rather than everyday events.)
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following (Broader and less strict; may just mean coming later, not necessarily one immediately after another.)
Antonyms
nonconsecutive (Explicitly states that things do not come one immediately after another.)
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separate (Emphasizes that things are not in a continuous sequence or closely linked.)
Themes
time
|numbers
|description
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Happening or coming one after another in order, with no gap in between.
Following one after another in a sequence, especially without any break between them.
Grammar
Dictionary form
successive
IPA
GB/səksˈɛsɪv/
US/səksˈɛsɪv/
Syllables & stress
suc - cess - ive (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cess)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: successive
Word family
Core family
succession
noun B1
successively
adverb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsuccessful
adjective B1
unsuccessfully
adverb
Expressions
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