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Subsequent
Coming after in time or order; following.
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Imagine This
Picture a timeline with events labeled 1, 2, and 3. Event 2 is the subsequent event to event 1, occurring right after it.
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Sounds Like
SUB-seh-kwuhnt
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Looks Like
sub + sequent (prefix sub- + root sequent meaning 'following')
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Remember This
Subsequent describes what happens after something else; its adverb form is subsequently.
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Other Forms
subsequentlyadverb
subsequentialadjective
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Connect With
following, ensuing, later, successive, posterior
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Note
Use subsequent to modify a noun (the subsequent events). For after-phrases, you can use subsequently or the more common after/following in everyday writing. Do not confuse with substantial or substantive.
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Examples
- The initial plan was approved, and the subsequent plan outlined the next steps.
- Following the initial trial, subsequent tests confirmed the results.
Synonyms
followingensuinglatersuccessiveposterior
Antonyms
precedingpreviousprior
Etymology
From Latin subsequens, present participle of subsequi 'to follow after' (sub- meaning 'after' + sequi 'to follow').
Mnemonic
Subsequent = sub + sequent: follow after in a line. In a relay, the runner who comes after the first is the subsequent runner.
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