successive

adjective/səkˈsesɪv/CEFR C1

পরপর আসা, একের পর এক

Meaning

Following one after the other.

Example sentences

  • Three successive governments failed to act.পরপর তিনটি সরকার কিছুই করেনি।
  • She won on four successive days.পরপর চার দিন সে জিতেছে।

Common phrases with “successive”

  • successive governmentsপরপর আসা সরকারগুলো
  • in successive yearsপরপর বছরগুলোতে
  • successive attemptsএকের পর এক চেষ্টা

A common mistake

He was successive in his business.→He was successful in his business.

Successful means it went well; successive means one after another. They share a root — succeed does both jobs — but only one of them is praise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: consecutive, sequential

Antonyms: simultaneous

Similar words, and what each means

  • consecutive

    পরপর, একটানা

    Following one after another without a break.

  • sequential

    পরপর সাজানো, ধারাক্রমিক

    Following one after another in a fixed order.

Opposite words

  • simultaneous

    যুগপৎ, একই সময়ে ঘটমান

    Happening at the same time.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • successnounসাফল্য, সফলতা
  • successornounউত্তরসূরি, পরবর্তী দায়িত্বপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “successive” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • পরপর আসা, একের পর এক
    • • নিরাসক্ত, নির্লিপ্ত
    • • আঠালো
    • • বীরোচিত, সাহসী
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    পরপর আসা, একের পর এক — successive (adjective) — পরপর আসা, একের পর এক. Following one after the other.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “successive”?

    • • big
    • • green
    • • guilty
    • • consecutive
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    consecutive — consecutive — পরপর, একটানা. Following one after another without a break.

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