📅 SUBSEQUENT: What Comes Next?

Get ahead with your vocab game by understanding what SUBSEQUENT means!

One domino will fall after the other.

subsequent

The word subsequent is related to the word sequence. Let's learn how to use it.

ℹ️ Part of speech

subsequent is an ADJECTIVE.

🗣️ Pronunciation

subsequent is pronounced /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/ or SUHB-sih-kwuhnt.

📚️ Definition

subsequent means coming after something in time, order, or position; following; after.

📰 Examples

Here are some examples of subsequent in usage:

• The initial success of the product was not followed by a subsequent rise in sales; somebody's going to get fired!

• Though I didn't much enjoy the introduction, I found myself enjoying the subsequent chapters of the novel.

• The findings of the initial report were disputed by a subsequentstudy.

🧠 Quick vocab quiz

Test yourself!

subsequent most nearly means

(A) enjoyable
(B) exciting
(C) necessary
(D) following
(E) overbearing

And one more:

Which of the following events is most likely to be subsequent to graduating from high school?

(A) Getting a driver's license.
(B) Turning 13.
(C) Learning to walk.
(D) Starting kindergarten.
(E) Going to college.

Scroll down for the answer/s.

💁🏼 Tips!

The word subsequent often appears in formal contexts, such as legal documents or academic papers. It's derived from the Latin word subsequi, which means to follow closely.

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✅ Quiz answer/s

Answers:

• D, following.

• E, Going to college.