Subsequent
Coming after in time or order; following.
adjectiveSubsequent
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.