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successively

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/səkˈsɛsɪvli/ · suc-ces-sive-ly

In a sequential or consecutive manner.

Meanings

adverbformal

In a sequential or consecutive manner.

ایک تسلسل یا متوالی طریقے سے۔

توالی سے

tawaali se

Synonyms

consecutivelyin successionone after anotherپی در پیمسلسلتسلسل میں

Antonyms

simultaneouslyat the same timeبیک وقتایک ہی وقت میں

Common Collocations

  • successively increasing
  • successively improving
  • successively larger

Example Sentences

The team won three games successively.

ٹیم نے تین کھیل توالی سے جیتے۔

Team ne teen khail tawaali se jeete.

The painting was exhibited successively in different galleries.

پینٹنگ کو مختلف گیلریوں میں توالی سے دکھایا گیا تھا۔

Painting ko mukhtalif galleries mein tawaali se dikhaya gaya tha.

She has been promoted successively over the years.

اسے سالوں کے دوران توالی سے ترقی دی گئی ہے۔

Use salon ke doran tawaali se taraqqi di gayi hai.

Easily Confused With

subsequently:Subsequently refers to an event that happens after another, not necessarily in a direct sequence.

Word Family

successive
adjectiveتسلسلی
succeed
verbکامیاب ہونا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a line of dominos falling one after another.

Imagine a line of people taking turns to pass a torch in a relay race.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

نہ ہو گر دل تو پر وہی راز نہ ہوں، خود کامیاب ہوں، خود ہی توالی میں چلوں

Na ho gar dil to par wahi raaz na hon, Khud kamiyab hun, khud hi tawaali mein chalun.

If the heart is not there, then the secrets are not, I succeed myself and walk in succession.

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📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "successivus" — following, coming after

First known use: 15th century

The word 'successively' comes from the Latin root 'successivus', which describes things that follow one after the other. It has been in use in English since the late Middle Ages.