consecutive

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsɛkjətɪv/ UK /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #17415

Meanings

1

adj
Following one after another without a break.

It rained for five consecutive days last week.
2

adv
In an unbroken order, one after another.

We numbered the pages consecutively from one to one hundred.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · following one after another... successive straightback-to-back

2 adv · in an unbroken order, one... consecutively

Opposites

concurrentnonconsecutivesimultaneously

Word family

Forms consecutivenessconsecutives

Derived forms consecutivelyconsecutivenessinconsecutiveunconsecutive

Etymology

From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).

consécutif French cōnsecūtīvus la-med cōnsecūtus Latin cōnsequor Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# consecutive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɛkjətɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 17415

## Meanings
1. Following one after another without a break.
2. In an unbroken order, one after another.

## Examples
- It rained for five consecutive days last week.
- We numbered the pages consecutively from one to one hundred.

## Antonyms
- concurrent
- nonconsecutive
- simultaneously

## Derived Forms
- consecutively
- consecutiveness
- inconsecutive
- unconsecutive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consécutif
- Root: cōnsecūtīvus
- Root: cōnsecūtus
- Root: cōnsequor

## Etymology
From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).

## AI Etymology
Consecutive is from French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”). Important recorded forms include consécutif (French), cōnsecūtīvus (la-med), cōnsecūtus (Latin), and cōnsequor (Latin). Current senses include following one after another without a break and in an unbroken order, one after another. The wider family includes derived forms such as consecutively, consecutiveness, inconsecutive, and unconsecutive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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