occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events;
Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
2.
following in order or succession; succeeding:
a subsequent section in a treaty.
Origin
1425-75;late Middle English < Latinsubsequent- (stem of subsequēns), present participle of subsequī to follow close behind, equivalent to sub-sub- + sequ(ī) to follow + -ent--ent
Fledgling kookaburras generally remain with their parents to help care for the subsequent clutch.
It required not one, but two, subsequent questions to break the tie.
Their subsequent feeding, after they were given a choice of foods, was then monitored.
However, subsequent efforts to confirm the existence of this population failed.
The bodies continued washing ashore in subsequent weeks.
subsequent empresses put their own stamp on the building, overseeing a continuing series of additions and renovations.
The subsequent slump is now forgotten: prices are back close to the peaks.
The original earthquake and the subsequent tsunami-the triggers of the nuclear nightmare-have almost been overshadowed.
Furthermore, when markets do reach a bottom, high-yielding stocks tend to perform best in the subsequent recovery.
Its subsequent economic recovery has been swift and strong.
British Dictionary definitions for subsequent
subsequent
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
adjective
1.
occurring after; succeeding
Derived Forms
subsequently, adverb subsequentness, noun
Word Origin
C15: from Latin subsequēns following on, from subsequī, from sub- near + sequī to follow
Word Origin and History for subsequent
adj.
mid-15c., from Middle French subséquent (14c.), from Latin subsequentem (nominative subsequens), present participle of subsequi "to follow closely," from sub "closely, up to" (see sub-) + sequi "follow." Related: Subsequently.