successive

/səkˈsɛsɪv/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, all, economic, failed, long, rained, recommended

VERB + SUCCESSIVE

completed, neglect, taken, win, won

SUCCESSIVE + NOUN

championships, crises, days, evenings, governments, ones, owners, souls

PREP.

in, on, through, within

ADV.

often

Definitions

adj

Coming one after the other in a series.

They had won the title for five successive years.

A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.

Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.

a successive title; a successive empire

Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.

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Synonyms

adjective — in regular succession without gaps

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

They had won the title for five successive years.

Wiktionary

A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.

Wiktionary

Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.

Wiktionary

I went there by myself, often on successive evenings.

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It rained five successive days.

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Today's land problems are the product of years of neglect by successive governments.

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