Consecutive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one after the other

in regular succession without gaps

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːksᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːksᵻz/.

Examples

back-to-back home runs
serial concerts
sick for five straight days

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

successive back-to-back sequent serial straight sequentially sequential

Parts of Speech

adjective	one after the other “back-to-back home runs”
adjective	in regular succession without gaps “serial concerts”
adjective	successive (without a break) “sick for five straight days”
adverb	in a consecutive manner “we numbered the papers consecutively”

Word Forms

sequence	noun	a following of one thing after another in time
serial	noun	a periodical that appears at scheduled times
series	noun	similar things placed in order or happening one after another
successiveness	noun	a following of one thing after another in time
succeed	verb	be the successor (of)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufeinanderfolgend

einer nach dem anderen

🇫🇷French

consécutif

l'un après l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

consecutivo

uno tras otro

🇮🇹Italian

consecutivo

uno dopo l'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

opeenvolgend

de één na de ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

consecutivo

um após o outro

🇷🇺Russian

последовательный

один за другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लगातार

एक के बाद एक

🇧🇩Bengali

একটানা

একের পর এক

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடர்ச்சியாக

ஒன்றன் பின் ஒன்றாக

🇮🇳Telugu

వరుసగా

ఒకదాని తర్వాత ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

सलग

एकामागून एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સળંગ

એક પછી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸತತವಾಗಿ

ಒಂದರ ನಂತರ ಒಂದರಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടർച്ചയായി

ഒന്നിനുപുറകെ ഒന്നായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਗਾਤਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگاتار

ایک کے بعد ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连续的

一个接一个

🇯🇵Japanese

連続した

次々に

🇰🇷Korean

연이은

차례로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên tiếp

cái này nối tiếp cái kia

🇹🇭Thai

ติดต่อกัน

ทีละอัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berurutan

satu demi satu

🇵🇭Filipino

magkasunod

sunod sunod

🇲🇾Malay

berturut-turut

satu demi satu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متتابع

واحدا تلو الآخر

🇮🇷Persian

متوالی

یکی پس از دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

ardışık

birbiri ardına

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹקֵב

אחד אחרי השני

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The primary meaning of 'consecutive' is 'one after the other'.

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Using 'consecutive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'consecutive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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