subsequent

American  

[suhb-si-kwuhnt] / ˈsʌb sɪ kwənt /

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.

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subsequent British  

/ ˈsʌbsɪkwənt /

adjective

1. occurring after; succeeding

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Other Word Forms

• subsequently adverb
• subsequentness noun

Etymology

Origin of subsequent

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”

Example Sentences

And the story deals with grief and family, and Joel, in the subsequent years, has become a father himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Then again, any promise made by the U.S. or Venezuela is “subject to reneging by subsequent administrations.”

From MarketWatch

Then again, any promise made by the U.S. or Venezuela is “subject to reneging by subsequent administrations.”

From MarketWatch

He also wrote that the Tweedy, Browne team will want to “refresh” the portfolio with a two-year holding period for each stock, “unless there have been subsequent insider buys and the stock still looks cheap.”

From MarketWatch

That volume, along with Mitrokhin’s subsequent books, drew upon the detailed notes about KGB operations he had carried to the West.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• consecutive
• consequent
• ensuing
• following
• successive