subsequent
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ adjective, noun
Forms subsequents
- adjective 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.”
- adjective Following in order of place; succeeding.
- adjective (geology, of a stream or faultline) Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
- noun (geology) A subsequent stream or faultline.
Synonyms
next following after later posterior succeeding successor ulterior
Antonyms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of
subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
- adjective Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. "The subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish." Bacon.
Etymology [L. subsequens, -entis, p.pr. of subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “subsequent”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details