from one generation to the next vs from generation to generation

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the idea of something being passed down or continuing through different generations.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1655 views

from one generation to the next

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the transfer or continuity of something from one specific generation to the following one.

Examples:

The tradition of storytelling has been passed down from one generation to the next.
Skills and knowledge are often handed down from one generation to the next.

Show examples from the web [+]

Hereditary diseases transmitted from one generation to the next.
Then we'll be patient, pass down what we know from one generation to the next.
Companies are often handed down from one generation to the next.
The tradition has been cherished and passed down from one generation to the next.
GENETICS: science that studies how physical and functional characteristics are transmitted from one generation to the next.
Magic isn't always passed from one generation to the next.
Passed from one generation to the next, until, finally, Astra.
This poverty can pass down from one generation to the next.
Natural selection, of course, requires that an animal's characteristics are handed from one generation to the next.
There is at present an enormous tax burden when businesses are handed on from one generation to the next.
Genes are copied from one generation to the next, on and on.
Hand blown perfume bottles are precious collectibles from which you can start a rich tradition that can be carried from one generation to the next.
In this sense, it may be identified with traditio, which also implies a passage from one generation to the next.
Passing life from one generation to the next is the chain of being.
Observing and honouring, ever growing comprehensive understanding are cultural objectives which are being passed on from one generation to the next in order to ensure the chances for future life.
I want to show how different behavior traits - pass from one generation to the next.
Parents themselves may lack adequate education, leaving them unable to help their own children beyond the first year or two of school, so that illiteracy and innumeracy are transmitted from one generation to the next.
The brickworks, still a family business, produces traditional Impruneta terracotta items and uses only artisanal methods handed on from one generation to the next.
May they be fostered in your homes and be passed on from one generation to the next.
It then becomes difficult to pass on from one generation to the next something that is valid and certain, rules of conduct, credible objectives around which to build life itself.

Alternatives:

from one era to the next
from one period to the next
from one age group to the next
from one cohort to the next
from one set of parents to the next

from generation to generation

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the transfer or continuity of something across multiple generations without specifying individual generations.

Examples:

The values of hard work and perseverance have been passed down from generation to generation.
The art of pottery has been practiced from generation to generation.

Alternatives:

across generations
over the generations
throughout the generations
through generations
over successive generations

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

from one generation to the next vs from generation to generation