Subsequent Definition

sŭbsĭ-kwĕnt, -kwənt
adjective
Coming after; following in time, place, or order.
Webster's New World
The definition of subsequent is happening or coming after something or someone else.
An example of subsequent is heavy winds that come after a hurricane has left an area.
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Origin of Subsequent

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin subsequēns subsequent- present participle of subsequī to follow close after sub- close after sub– sequī to follow sekw-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin subsequens, -entis, present participle of subsequi to follow, succeed.

    From Wiktionary

Subsequent Sentence Examples

  • Almost nothing is known of the subsequent history of the poet.

  • Subsequent to the wedding, there was a large reception.

  • The rate of subsequent pregnancies is high.

  • What book is subsequent to this one in the series?

  • In subsequent years the motor industry attained considerable proportions.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

TNTENT

Unscrambles

subsequent

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SU & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With NT

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