subsequent
pronunciation
How to pronounce subsequent in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbsɪkwənt]
How to pronounce subsequent in American English:
US [ˈsʌbsɪkwənt]
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- Adjective:
- following in time or order
Word Origin
- subsequent
- subsequent: see sequence
- subsequent (adj.)
- "following in time, later," mid-15c., from Middle French subsequent (14c.) and directly from Latin subsequentem (nominative subsequens), present participle of subsequi "come after in time, follow closely," figuratively "imitate, conform to," from sub "closely, up to" (see sub-) + sequi "follow" (see suit (n.)). Related: Subsequently; subsequential.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The engineer confirmed the practice in a subsequent email .
- 2. Mr cooper credits his family for his subsequent success .
- 3. But whatever the starting point , subsequent educational success is more likely to go to those with affluent , middle-class parents .
- 4. The subsequent explosion of computing changed the world .
- 5. In the subsequent weeks several taliban were eliminated .