subsequent
See also: subséquent
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Middle French subséquent [1], from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
subsequent (not comparable)
- Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
- Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
- 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian[1]:
- In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
- Following in order of place; succeeding.
Synonyms
- (following in order): next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
Antonyms
- (following in order): preceding; see also Thesaurus:former
Derived terms
Related terms
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Translations
following in time
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following in order of place
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “subsequent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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