As a Noun: 1. A number of things or events that come one after the other. English = series. 2. A number of things or events that come one after the other in a particular order. English = sequence. 3. The particular order and series in which things of a particular type come one after another. English = succession. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. Of things or events, to come one after the other. English = (be) serial. 2. Of things or events, to come one after the other in a particular order. English = (be) sequential. 3. Of things or events, to come one after the other and not be interrupted. English = (be) consecutive, (be) successive. As Modifier: 1. Used after a verb to mean the action happens repeatedly in a particular order, usually involving different participants. English = successively, sequentially, serially. 2. Used at the end of a statement to mean that the actions or events continued to happen in the way that one would expect. English = and so on and so forth.