Subsequently Meaning
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advAfterward; later.
advFollowing, afterwards in either time or place.
Sentence Examples
He graduated in 2010 and subsequently moved abroad.
The company was sold and subsequently closed down.
The original interview notes were subsequently lost.
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She finished her homework quickly and ____ went to bed to get some sleep.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English subsequent Middle English -ly English -ly English subsequently From subsequent + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1832, John Richardson, chapter 7, in Wacousta, volume II:
"“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.[…]”"
— 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
"As a result of his refusal, the employee was subsequently canned in 2015 on the basis of "professional inadequacy" and failing to embody the "party" atmosphere that the consultancy was trying to cultivate."
— 2022 November 25, Ben Cost, “Man wins legal right to be 'boring' at work, gets $3K from company”, in New York Post, NYP Holdings, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2022:
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She finished her homework quickly and ____ went to bed to get some sleep.