subsequently

English

WOTD – 26 May 2008

Etymology

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subsequent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/

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Adverb

subsequently (not comparable)

1. Following, afterwards in either time or place.
   • 1832 — John Richardson, Wacousta, volume II, chapter 7

     It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians.

   • 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tremarn Case‎^[1]:

     “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”

2. Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction).

Usage notes

• Although subsequently may imply a cause and effect relationship, it may also be used when no cause is implied.

Translations

subsequently

• Catalan: subseqüentment (ca)
• Czech: následně (cs)
• Dutch: hierop (nl), vervolgens (nl)
• French: ensuite (fr), subséquemment (fr)
• German: anschließend (de), danach (de), darauffolgend (de), daraufhin (de), hierauf (de), nachher (de), nachträglich (de), darauf folgend, im Anschluss, in der Folge, in der Folgezeit
• Greek: ακολούθως (el) (akoloúthos), μεταγενέστερα (el) (metagenéstera)
• Hungarian: utólag (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: deretter (no), senere (no)

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• Polish: później (pl)
• Portuguese: subsequentemente
• Russian: (literally) впосле́дствии (ru) (vposlédstvii)
• Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh sin, an dèidh làimhe
• Spanish: posteriormente (es)
• Swedish: sedan (sv)
• Turkish: akabinde (tr), arkadan, bilahare (tr), daha sonra, müteakip (tr), sonra (tr), sonra gelen, sonradan (tr), sonradan gelen, sonraki (tr), sonradan ortaya çıkan, (anlaşma) sonuç olarak izleyen
• Walloon: shuvanmint (wa)