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

Luo also notes that time-resolved scattering measurement techniques and high-resolution imaging, which can depict such processes in real time and down to the subcellular level, are also important for this and subsequent studies.

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Since the secretary started posting about the campaign on X, some of his subsequent posts have been flooded with thousands of comments critical of Duffy's message.

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Despite the name, it does not affect child benefit - but relates to tax credits and universal credit payments if you have or had a third or subsequent child born after 6 April 2017.

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A total of 21,610 households in Wales claiming universal credit have had a third or subsequent child after 6 April 2017.

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He did not say what had caused her passing, but noted in a subsequent blog post that she had recently been recovering from a back injury in hospital in England.

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Related Words

• consecutive 
• consequent 
• ensuing 
• following 
• successive