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subsequent

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈsəbsəkwənt// UK //sˈʌbsɪkwənt// sub·se·quent Academic General-service

adj. happening or coming after something else in a sequence. You use it to describe the next thing that occurs in a series of events.

adj. following in time, order, or place; succeeding a previous event or item. Often used in formal or academic contexts to establish a chronological sequence.


SIMPLE

The first meeting was short, but subsequent ones lasted hours.

CONTEXTUAL

The initial earthquake was small, but subsequent aftershocks caused significant damage to the older buildings.

COMPLEX

While the primary volcanic eruption was brief, the subsequent layers of ash and sediment provided geologists with a detailed record of the region's climatic shifts over several centuries.

Antonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies. Frequently paired with 'to' when used as a post-modifier ('subsequent to the event').

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