No. 11,864 in French
successivement
"Successively" - occurring one after another in sequence.
In a sentence
Nous avons visité les musées successivement pour profiter de chaque exposition.
We visited the museums successively to enjoy each exhibition.
In this sentence, 'successivement' is used to indicate the sequential order in which the museums were visited.
Il a répondu à mes questions successivement, avec beaucoup de détails.
He answered my questions successively, with a lot of details.
Here, 'successivement' conveys that the answers were provided one after the other, following the order of the questions asked.
Les chapitres de ce livre doivent être lus successivement pour en comprendre l'histoire.
The chapters of this book must be read consecutively to understand the story.
In this context, 'successivement' emphasizes the importance of following a sequential order to achieve understanding of the narrative.
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