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subsequent

/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ UK
/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ UK
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ Canada, US
/ˈsʌbsɪˌkwɛnt/ Canada, US
/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ Canada, US
[ˈsʌbsəˌkwɛnt] Canada, US
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ California
/ˈsʌbsɪˌkwɛnt/ California
[ˈsʌbsɪˌkwænt] California
/ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ California
[ˈsʌbsəˌkwɛnt] California
[ˈsʌbsəˌkwænt] California

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of

subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

adjective

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.
not comparable Following in order of place; succeeding.
Similar: next
not comparable, of a stream or faultline Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded. The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation.

Similar: following, after, later, posterior, subsequent, succeeding, successor, ulterior · Opposite: preceding, current, former

noun subsequents

A subsequent stream or faultline. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sequent, ensuant, consequent, later, resultant, future, resulting, ulterior, after, follow-on, follow-up, afterwards, consequential, following, then, sequential

adjective

Similar: following, after, later, posterior, subsequent, succeeding, successor, ulterior · Opposite: preceding, current, former

Translations

Every language

adj following in time

Español	subsiguiente, posterior, subseyente (disused), ulterior, subsecuente
中文	隨後的 /随后的 suíhòu de
Português	subsequente, seguinte
Français	subséquent, suivant, prochain
Deutsch	anschließend, später, darauffolgend, folgend
Italiano	successivo
Ελληνικά	μεταγενέστερος metagenésteros, ύστερος ýsteros
Română	următor, subsecvent
Русский	после́дующий poslédujuščij, сле́дующий slédujuščij, дальне́йший dalʹnéjšij

adj following in order of place

Español	subsecuente, subsiguiente
Português	subsequente, seguinte
Deutsch	folgend
Ελληνικά	διαδεχόμενος diadechómenos, επακόλουθος epakólouthos, εξής exís
Русский	сле́дующий slédujuščij

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@misc{subsequent_2026,
  title = {subsequent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subsequent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}