subsequent
adjective OPAL W
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
[only before noun] (formal)- happening or coming after something else
- subsequent generations
- Subsequent events confirmed our doubts.
- Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySubsequent is used with these nouns:- amendment
- disappearance
- event
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin subsequent- ‘following after’ (from the verb subsequi).