Subsequent Meaning
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFollowing in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
adjFollowing in order of place; succeeding.
Sentence Examples
I want quick action subsequent to the decision.
Knowledge has been passed down to subsequent generation.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the first test, the ____ test was much harder and many students failed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The first meeting was a success, and we scheduled ____ sessions to discuss the project in more detail.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian:
"The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation."
— 1895, William Morris Davis, “The Development of Certain English Rivers”, in The Geographical Journal, page 131:
"When the Middle Wye was turned into the Severn system it still continued the northward subsequent, which of course may have been initiated as a tributary when the Middle Wye belonged to the Thames system."
— 1899, Sydney Savory Buckman, “The Development of Rivers”, in Natural Science, page 285:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the first test, the ____ test was much harder and many students failed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The first meeting was a success, and we scheduled ____ sessions to discuss the project in more detail.