- Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days.
- Of, characterized by, or involving succession: the government successive to the fallen monarchy.
successiveness suc·ces'sive·ness n.
Dictionary:
suc·ces·sive (sək-sĕs'ĭv) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: successive |
adjective
| WordNet: successive |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
in regular succession without gaps
Synonyms: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial
| Misspellings: successive |
Common misspelling(s) of successive
| Translations: Successive |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i træk, successiv, efter hinanden
Nederlands (Dutch)
successief, (opeen) volgend
Français (French)
adj. - successif, consécutif
Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufeinanderfolgend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλληλοδιάδοχος, αλλεπάλληλος, διαδοχικός
Italiano (Italian)
successivo, seguente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sucessivo
Русский (Russian)
последующий, следующий один за другим
Español (Spanish)
adj. - sucesivo, seguido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - på varande följande, successiv, i följd, i rad
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连续的, 相继的, 接替的, 后继的, 依次的, 继承的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 連續的, 相繼的, 接替的, 後繼的, 依次的, 繼承的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 연속하는, 계속적인
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 連続する, 継続的な, 次の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متتابع , متعاقب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - זה אחר זה, רצופים
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