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subsequent
CEFRB2
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Happening after something else.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailFollowing a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
Examples
I want quick action subsequent to the decision.
Knowledge has been passed down to subsequent generation.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsFollowing in order of place; succeeding.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
noun
Extra meaningA subsequent stream or faultline.
More examples
In contextGrowth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation.
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.
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).