English Explanatory Dictionary

consecutive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Following, in succession, without interruption.
  2. Having some logical sequence.
noun
  1. A sequence of notes or chords that results from repeated shifts in pitch of the same interval.
  2. A linguistic form that implies or describes an event that follows temporally from another.
  3. Consecutive interpretation.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consecutive.wav

Word forms

consecutive consecutives

Etymology

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

Antonyms

concurrent nonconsecutive simultaneously

Derived words

consecutive interpretation consecutive interpreting consecutively consecutiveness inconsecutive unconsecutive
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