one after another
one after another adverb: in single file.
Adverb
one after another (not comparable)
- In single file.
- Synonyms:
- one by one
- Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.
- Synonyms:
- one at a time
- Unrelentingly.
- Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.
one after another meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Arabic
one after another in Tamil
- பெட்டிவாணம், அடுத்தடுத்து
one after another in Bengali
- একে একে, সারিবদ্ধভাবে, পৃথকভাবে, একটি নির্দিষ্ট ক্রম, কালানুক্রম অনুসারে, অবিরামভাবে
one after another in Telugu
- in single file
- ఒకటొకటిగా okaṭokaṭigā
one after another in Arabic
- in single file
- وَاحِدًا تِلْوَ الآخَرِ wāḥidan tilwa al-ʔāḵari
Synonyms of one after another
Forms of one after another
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Origin of one after another
Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.
Questions about one after another
- What does one after another mean?
- One after another means in single file.
- What is one after another in Tamil?
- One after another in Tamil is பெட்டிவாணம், அடுத்தடுத்து. See One after another meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is one after another?
- One after another is an adverb.
Words near one after another in the dictionary
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