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# subsequent

«subsequent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Coming after something else in time or order; following…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Coming after something else in time or order; following; later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#m1)

2) subsequent to (formal): after. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Formal exam and report word: "in subsequent years" means in the years that followed. In maths sequences, each subsequent term follows the one before. Phrases: subsequent to, subsequent events, each subsequent day.

### examples

- The first test was easy, but subsequent tests were harder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x1)
- Each subsequent term in the pattern is 3 more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x2)
- The storm and the subsequent flood damaged many homes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x3)
- Subsequent to the meeting, the plan changed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x4)
- She won the first race and all subsequent races. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x5)
- On subsequent days, the plant grew taller. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x6)
- The cause of this quarrel throws a bright light on Perraults subsequent career. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x7)

### note

Adverb: subsequently. Plain words: next, later, following. Opposite: previous, prior. In maths "each subsequent day she saved 2 more" describes a pattern that grows by 2 each step.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «subsequent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.