Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Following one after another in uninterrupted order or sequence: Describes events, items, or periods that follow each other directly without any gaps or interruptions.
   • Successive: Occurring in a sequence where each member follows the one before it.

2. Adverb:

   • In a consecutive manner: One after another in an unbroken sequence.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The team won five consecutive games. (The team won five games in a row without any losses in between.)
  • It rained for three consecutive days. (It rained on three days following each other without a break.)
  • She gave consecutive speeches at the conference. (She gave speeches one right after the other.)

• Adverb:

  • The pages were numbered consecutively. (The pages were numbered in order, from 1 to 100, without skipping any numbers.)
  • The events are scheduled consecutively. (The events are scheduled to happen one right after the other.)

Advanced Usage

• "Consecutive to": Following immediately after something (less common, more formal).

  • The meeting consecutive to the lunch break was crucial. (The meeting that followed the lunch break directly was crucial.)

• In legal/formal contexts: Often used to describe sentences or terms served one after the other.

  • He received two consecutive five-year sentences. (He must serve one five-year prison term and then another five-year term.)

Variants and Related Words

• Consecution (n): A sequence or succession, especially of clauses in a sentence (rare in everyday use).
• Consecutively (adv): The adverbial form, meaning "in a consecutive manner." (This is the standard adverb, as shown in the definition above).

Synonyms

• Successive: Following in order.
• Sequential: Forming or following a logical order or sequence.
• Straight: Following one after another without interruption (e.g., ).
• Back-to-back: Following immediately one after the other (informal).

Antonyms

• Nonconsecutive: Not in sequence; with gaps.
• Intermittent: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
• Alternate: Every other one in a series.

Related Phrases

• Consecutive interpreting: A mode of interpreting where the interpreter speaks after the source-language speaker has finished.
• Consecutive wins/losses: A string of victories or defeats occurring one after the other.

Adjective

1. successive (without a break)
   • sick for five straight days
2. in regular succession without gaps
   • serial concerts
3. one after the other
   • back-to-back home runs

Adverb

1. in a consecutive manner
   • we numbered the papers consecutively