subsequent

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #18818

Meanings

1

adj
Coming or happening after something else in time or order.

Growth picked up strongly in the subsequent years.

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Synonyms

1 adj · coming or happening after... next following

More posterior succeeding successor ulterior

Opposites

current former preceding

Word family

Derived forms subsequently

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Phrases (1)

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subsequent marriage
a marriage that takes place after an earlier event or relationship

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European subséquent Middle French subsequentis Latin

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# subsequent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
**Frequency rank:** 18818

## Meanings
1. Coming or happening after something else in time or order.

## Examples
- Growth picked up strongly in the subsequent years.

## Synonyms
- following
- posterior
- succeeding
- successor
- ulterior

## Antonyms
- current
- former
- preceding

## Derived Forms
- subsequently

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-
- Root: subséquent
- Root: subsequentis

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

## AI Etymology
Subsequent is borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”). The historical chain includes *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), subséquent (Middle French), and subsequentis (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as subsequently. In present use it covers coming or happening after something else in time or order.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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