Meaning
To indicate that something comes next in a sequence or immediately follows another.
Practice Bank
3 exercisesEl concierto terminó y ______________ la banda salió a firmar autógrafos.
Preparó la cena y ______________ puso la mesa para sus invitados.
El orador dio su discurso y ______________ abrió un turno de preguntas.
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Derived from the Spanish word 'seguida', meaning 'sequence' or 'continuation', and the suffix '-mente', which forms adverbs from adjectives. 'Seguida' itself comes from the verb 'seguir', meaning 'to follow', which originates from the Latin verb 'sequi'. The Latin 'sequi' has roots in Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-, meaning 'to follow'. The word 'seguidamente' therefore literally translates to 'following-ly' or 'in a following manner', indicating succession or immediacy.
