adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a serial or successive manner; one following another.
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 proper order or sequence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
talked to each child in turn
the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in turn
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English successive Middle English -ly English -ly English successively From successive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
socesivamente
— in a serial manner
Catalan:
successivament
— in a serial manner
Chinese Mandarin:
陸續 /陆续
(lùxù)
— in a serial manner
Chinese Mandarin:
先後 /先后
(xiānhòu)
— in a serial manner
Dutch:
achtereenvolgens
— in a serial manner
Finnish:
peräkkäin
— in a serial manner
Galician:
sucesivamente
— in a serial manner
Georgian:
ზედიზედ
(zedized)
— in a serial manner
Georgian:
მიყოლებით
(miq̇olebit)
— in a serial manner
Georgian:
თანმიმდევრულად
(tanmimdevrulad)
— in a serial manner
Georgian:
თანმიმდევრობით
(tanmimdevrobit)
— in a serial manner
German:
nacheinander
— in a serial manner
German:
hintereinander
— in a serial manner
Greek:
διαδοχικά
(diadochiká)
— in a serial manner
Ingrian:
peräjalkiä
— in a serial manner
Japanese:
連続して
(renzoku shite)
— in a serial manner
Polish:
następnie
— in a serial manner
Polish:
kolejno
— in a serial manner
Polish:
sukcesywnie
— in a serial manner
Portuguese:
sucessivamente
— in a serial manner
Russian:
подря́д
(podrjád)
— in a serial manner
Russian:
после́довательно
(poslédovatelʹno)
— in a serial manner
Russian:
поочерёдно
(poočerjódno)
— in a serial manner
Russian:
оди́н за други́м
(odín za drugím)
— in a serial manner
Scottish Gaelic:
sreath chèile
— in a serial manner
Scottish Gaelic:
an sreath a chèile
— in a serial manner
