Meaning
“Subsequent” means coming after something in time, order, or sequence; following.
It indicates that one event, action, or situation happens later than another.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Adjective
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Common patterns:
- subsequent to + noun → meaning “after”
- subsequent events/years/developments
Example structures:
- The subsequent chapters explain the details.
- Subsequent to the meeting, decisions were announced.
Common Phrases
- subsequent events
- subsequent years
- subsequent developments
- subsequent actions
- subsequent changes
Collocations
- noun + subsequent: meeting subsequent, events subsequent
- subsequent + noun: subsequent investigation, subsequent studies, subsequent failure, subsequent success
Examples
- The subsequent discussion focused on financial issues.
- Subsequent events proved her prediction to be correct.
- The company expanded rapidly in the subsequent years.
- He was promoted after his subsequent performance improved.
- Subsequent chapters of the book explore this theme in depth.
- The decision was revised in light of subsequent findings.
- Subsequent generations benefited from the reforms.
- His health declined in the subsequent months.
Synonyms or Related
- following
- succeeding
- later
- ensuing
Antonym
- previous
- prior
- preceding
