subsequent

See also: subséquent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent [1], from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle ofsubsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/, /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
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Adjective

subsequent (not comparable)

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
- 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian‎:
  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.
Following in order of place; succeeding.
(geology, of a stream or faultline) Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
- 1895, William Morris Davis, “The Development of Certain English Rivers”, in The Geographical Journal, page 131:
  The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation.

Synonyms

(following in order): next; see also Thesaurus:subsequent

Antonyms

(following in order): preceding; see also Thesaurus:former

Derived terms

subsequently

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ-‎ (3 c, 0 e)

Translations

following in time

Bulgarian: следващ (bg) (sledvašt), по-късен (po-kǎsen)
Catalan: subsegüent
Chinese:
Mandarin: 隨後的／随后的 (zh) (suíhòu de)
Czech: následující (cs)
Dutch: volgend (nl), daaropvolgend (nl)
Finnish: seuraava (fi)
French: subséquent (fr), suivant (fr), prochain (fr)
German: anschließend (de), später (de), darauffolgend (de), folgend (de)
Greek: μεταγενέστερος (el) m (metagenésteros), ύστερος (el) m (ýsteros)
Hungarian: későbbi (hu), azutáni, rákövetkező (hu)
Italian: successivo (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: påfølgende (no)
Polish: kolejny (pl), dalszy (pl), późniejszy m
Portuguese: subsequente (pt), seguinte (pt)
Romanian: următor (ro), subsecvent (ro)
Russian: после́дующий (ru) (poslédujuščij), сле́дующий (ru) (slédujuščij), дальне́йший (ru) (dalʹnéjšij)
Spanish: subsiguiente, posterior (es)
Ukrainian: подальший (podalʹšyj)

following in order of place

Bulgarian: последващ (bg) (posledvašt)
Catalan: subsegüent
Czech: následující (cs)
Dutch: volgend (nl), subsequent m, daaropvolgend (nl)
Finnish: seuraava (fi)
German: folgend (de)
Greek: διαδεχόμενος m (diadechómenos), επακόλουθος (el) m (epakólouthos), εξής (el) (exís)
Hungarian: azutáni, rákövetkező (hu)
Portuguese: subsequente (pt), seguinte (pt)
Russian: сле́дующий (ru) (slédujuščij)

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Translations to be checked

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} لاحق‎ (lāħaq)
French: ^{(please verify)} subséquent (fr)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} successivo (it), ^{(please verify)} ulteriore (it), ^{(please verify)} susseguente (it)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 結果として起こる (けっかとしておこる, kekkato shite okoru)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 결과의 (gyeolgwaui) (gyeolgwa-ui)
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 隨後／随后 (zh), ^{(please verify)} 随後／随后 (zh) (suíhòu)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} viitor (ro), ^{(please verify)} ulterior (ro), ^{(please verify)} subsecvent (ro)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} subsiguiente
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} följande (sv)
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} తదుపరి (te) (tadupari)

Noun

subsequent (plural subsequents)

(geology) A subsequent stream or faultline.
- 1899, Sydney Savory Buckman, “The Development of Rivers”, in Natural Science, page 285:
  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.

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “subsequent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “subsequent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.