succession

noun

/səkˈseʃn/

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[countable, usually singular] a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order synonym series
- a succession of visitors
- He's been hit by a succession of injuries since he joined the team.
- in succession She has won the award for the third year in succession.
- They had three children in quick succession.
- The gunman fired three times in rapid succession.
Extra Examples
- This set in motion a succession of events.
- She was cared for by a succession of nannies.
- I rented out the cottage to a succession of tenants.
- There has been a rise in crime for the second year in succession.
- The team lost the final six years in succession.
- They won several games in quick succession.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- endless
- long
- never-ending
- …
preposition
- in succession
- succession of
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[uncountable] the regular pattern of one thing following another thing
- the succession of the seasons
- the succession of images on a screen
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- endless
- long
- never-ending
- …
preposition
- in succession
- succession of
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[uncountable] the act of taking over an official position or title; the right to take over an official position or title, especially to become the king or queen of a country
- in succession to somebody/something He became chairman in succession to Bernard Allen.
- She's third in order of succession to the throne.
- a line of succession
Extra Examples
- He wanted to have a son to ensure the succession.
- The party has always attempted to secure an orderly succession of leaders.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- orderly
- disputed
- dynastic
- …
verb + succession
- ensure
- secure
preposition
- in succession to
phrases
- the line of succession
- the order of succession
- the right of succession
- …
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单词	succession
释义	succession noun /səkˈseʃn/ /səkˈseʃn/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular] a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order synonym series a succession of visitors He's been hit by a succession of injuries since he joined the team. in succession She has won the award for the third year in succession. They had three children in quick succession. The gunman fired three times in rapid succession. Extra Examples This set in motion a succession of events. She was cared for by a succession of nannies. I rented out the cottage to a succession of tenants. There has been a rise in crime for the second year in succession. The team lost the final six years in succession. They won several games in quick succession. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective endless long never-ending … preposition in succession succession of See full entry [uncountable] the regular pattern of one thing following another thing the succession of the seasons the succession of images on a screen Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective endless long never-ending … preposition in succession succession of See full entry [uncountable] the act of taking over an official position or title; the right to take over an official position or title, especially to become the king or queen of a country in succession to somebody/something He became chairman in succession to Bernard Allen. She's third in order of succession to the throne. a line of succession Extra Examples He wanted to have a son to ensure the succession. The party has always attempted to secure an orderly succession of leaders. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective orderly disputed dynastic … verb + succession ensure secure preposition in succession to phrases the line of succession the order of succession the right of succession … See full entry see also succeed Word OriginMiddle English (denoting legal transmission of an estate or the throne to another, also in the sense ‘successors, heirs’): from Old French, or from Latin successio(n-), from the verb succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.
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