succession
part of speech
noun (a succession, successions; also uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A succession is a number of people or things that follow one after another. tree →
2) In succession means one after another, without a break. tree →
3) Succession is the passing of a title or position, like king or queen, to the next person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths and sport: three wins in succession. In history: the line of succession to the throne. In science: ecological succession is how plant and animal life slowly changes in an area, for example after a fire. Phrases: in succession, in quick succession, line of succession, a succession of.
examples
- The team won four matches in succession. tree →
- A succession of visitors came to see the new baby. tree →
- The prince is next in the line of succession. tree →
- Three loud bangs came in quick succession. tree →
- After the fire, plants returned in succession: grass first, then bushes, then trees. tree →
- She had a succession of jobs before becoming a teacher. tree →
- He committed the enormity of winning seven games in succession from the king himself!!! tree →
note
Verb: succeed (in the sense "come after"); person: successor. Do not confuse with "success" (doing well) — same root, different meaning. In maths: numbers in succession are consecutive, like 4, 5, 6.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «succession» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.