successive
Pronunciation: [səkˈsɛsɪv]
Word
Context: “order”
(adjective) when things happen one after another in a specific order. It's like when your teacher gives you instructions step by step, and you follow them one right after the other.
Example
The team won three successive games, making them champions!
Example
They did not achieve successive victories; each game was a struggle.
Example
Can you name the successive steps we need to take to finish this project?
Context: “time”
(adjective) when events or things follow one another in time without interruptions. Think about when you read books in order, like the chapters in your favorite series, one right after another.
Example
She attended successive concerts throughout the summer.
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Last year, we didn’t attend any successive events; each one was months apart.
Example
How many successive days did we have rain this week?
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