subsequent

[suhb-si-kwuhnt]

adjective

1. occurring or coming later or after (often followed byto ).

   subsequent events;

   Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.

2. following in order or succession; succeeding.

   a subsequent section in a treaty.

subsequent

/ ˈsʌbsɪkwənt /

adjective

1. occurring after; succeeding

Other Word Forms

• subsequently adverb
• subsequentness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsequent¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin subsequent-, stem of subsequēns “following close behind,” present participle of subsequī “to follow close behind,” equivalent to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) “to follow”

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsequent¹

C15: from Latin subsequēns following on, from subsequī, from sub- near + sequī to follow

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, “Devil in Disguise” interrogates the police’s tendency to mischaracterize his victims, fueling the media and the public’s subsequent rush to cast the dead as somehow deserving of their fate.

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Eilish has continued to explore new styles on her subsequent releases—pulling off swooning retro ballads on Happier Than Ever and gesturing toward dance music on Hit Me Hard and Soft.

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By the time she was 9 years-old she had completed her first novel, a subsequent draft of which was published by Knopf when she was 12.

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Reeves announced tax rises worth £40bn a year at her first Budget last November, including hikes to National Insurance paid by employers, and insisted she would not have to repeat the move in subsequent years.

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Vilnius has been issuing humanitarian visas since 2020 for people fleeing repression in Belarus following the presidential election and subsequent crackdown on protests.

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Related Words

• consecutive 
• consequent 
• ensuing 
• following 
• successive