succession

Everyday

1. A succession is a number of people or things that follow one after another. tree →
2. In succession means one after another, without a break. tree →
3. Succession is the passing of a title or position, like king or queen, to the next person. tree →

In the lessons

In maths and sport: three wins in succession. In history: the line of succession to the throne. In science: ecological succession is how plant and animal life slowly changes in an area, for example after a fire. Phrases: in succession, in quick succession, line of succession, a succession of.

Examples

• The team won four matches in succession. tree →
• A succession of visitors came to see the new baby. tree →
• The prince is next in the line of succession. tree →
• Three loud bangs came in quick succession. tree →
• After the fire, plants returned in succession: grass first, then bushes, then trees. tree →
• She had a succession of jobs before becoming a teacher. tree →
• He committed the enormity of winning seven games in succession from the king himself!!! tree →

Note

Verb: succeed (in the sense "come after"); person: successor. Do not confuse with "success" (doing well) — same root, different meaning. In maths: numbers in succession are consecutive, like 4, 5, 6.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah describes combining each Hebrew letter with all the others, one after another, as a way God made all things. In the primary lessons: In maths and sport: three wins in succession. In history: the line of succession to the throne. In science: ecological succession is how plant and animal life slowly changes in an area, for example after a fire. Phrases: in succession, in quick succession, line of succession, a succession of.

Examples

• He combined, weighed and changed : the א with all the other letters in succession, and all the others again with א; ב with all, and all again with ב; and so the whole series of letters. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• is '' the voices from nothing." The Ten Sephiruth of the Kabalah are the " Ten Primary Emanations from the Divine Source " which are the primal forces leading to all manifestation upon every plane in succession. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Verb: succeed (in the sense "come after"); person: successor. Do not confuse with "success" (doing well) — same root, different meaning. In maths: numbers in succession are consecutive, like 4, 5, 6.