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Definition of sequence verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sequence

verb
 
/ˈsiːkwəns/
 
/ˈsiːkwəns/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sequence
 
/ˈsiːkwəns/
 
/ˈsiːkwəns/
he / she / it sequences
 
/ˈsiːkwənsɪz/
 
/ˈsiːkwənsɪz/
past simple sequenced
 
/ˈsiːkwənst/
 
/ˈsiːkwənst/
past participle sequenced
 
/ˈsiːkwənst/
 
/ˈsiːkwənst/
-ing form sequencing
 
/ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/
 
/ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/
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  1. sequence something (specialist) to arrange things into a sequence
  2. sequence something (biology) to identify the order in which a set of genes or parts of molecules are arranged
    • The human genome has now been sequenced.
    Topics Biologyc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequent- ‘following’, from the verb sequi ‘follow’.
See sequence in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee sequence in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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