consecutively

«consecutively» in Mova's school dictionary: one after another, in order, without a gap or break — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (consecutively)

meaning for a pupil

Consecutively means one after another, in order, without a gap or break. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: consecutive numbers follow each other (4, 5, 6); "numbered consecutively" means in order with none missing. In sport and life: winning three games consecutively. In formal texts it means "in a row". Phrases: numbered consecutively, run consecutively.

examples

• The pages are numbered consecutively. tree →
• She won the race three years consecutively. tree →
• The seats are numbered consecutively from 1 to 30. tree →
• It rained on five days consecutively. tree →
• The tickets were sold consecutively, so the numbers had no gaps. tree →
• Write the even numbers consecutively from 2 to 20. tree →
• The two films were shown consecutively. tree →
• He scored in four matches consecutively. tree →

note

Formal; everyday: in a row, one after another. Adjective: consecutive. Maths: three consecutive whole numbers are n, n+1, n+2, and their sum is always 3 times the middle one. Consecutive even numbers go up by 2.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «consecutively» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.