successive

BrE /səkˈsesɪv/ AmE /səkˈsesɪv/

adjective en → es

1 SEQUENTIAL [attributive, predicative] B2

following one after another in order or time; consecutive

secuencial, sucesivo

  • successive years/months/days

Collocations successive governments · successive meetings

  • The company has had successive profits for the last three quarters.

    La empresa ha tenido beneficios sucesivos durante los últimos tres trimestres.

2 REPEATED [attributive, predicative] B1

happening again and again; repeated

repetitivo, repetido

  • successive attempts/attempts to do sth

Collocations successive efforts · successive trials

  • They made successive attempts to reach the summit.

    Realizaron intentos sucesivos para alcanzar la cima.