Standard Lemma guide

sequentially

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /səˈkwɛntʃəli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 K W EH1 N SH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In sequence, in order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a consecutive manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we numbered the papers consecutively

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: consecutive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sequential Middle English -ly English -ly English sequentially From sequential + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: op volgorde — in sequence; in order
  • Finnish: peräkkäin — in sequence; in order
  • Finnish: vuoronperään — in sequence; in order
  • Italian: in serie — in sequence; in order
  • Italian: in sequenza — in sequence; in order
  • Maltese: sekwenzjalment — in sequence; in order
  • Māori: hātepe — in sequence; in order
  • Russian: после́довательно (poslédovatelʹno) — in sequence; in order
  • Thai: อย่างเป็นลําดับ — in sequence; in order