consecutive
pronunciation
How to pronounce consecutive in British English:
UK [kənˈsekjətɪv]
How to pronounce consecutive in American English:
US [kənˈsekjətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- in regular succession without gaps
- successive (without a break)
- one after the other
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- Adverb:
- in a consecutive manner
Word Origin
- consecutive
- consecutive: see sequence
- consecutive (adj.)
- 1610s, from French consécutif (16c.), from Medieval Latin consecutivus, from Latin consecutus "following closely," past participle of consequi (see consequence). Related: Consecutively.
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Example
- 1. China 's exports have fallen for three consecutive months .
- 2. He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office .
- 3. But in 1986 , he was sentenced to three consecutive life terms .
- 4. To render the dark scene close to what I saw I took 7 consecutive 15-second exposures in under 2 minutes interval .
- 5. Germany 's ifo index of business confidence fell again this week for the fourth consecutive month , to a 19-month low .