B2adjectiveformalacademic
US/ˈsʌb.sə.kwənt/
UK/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/
happening or coming after something else
In context
The first meeting went badly, but subsequent talks were more friendly.
The flood and the subsequent power cut closed the factory for a week.
These ideas are explained in subsequent chapters of the book.
Words that go with subsequent
adjective + noun
- subsequent yearsSales fell in subsequent years.
- subsequent eventsSubsequent events proved her right.
- subsequent studiesSubsequent studies found the same result.
- subsequent chaptersWe will look at grammar in subsequent chapters.
adjective + preposition
- subsequent toSubsequent to the merger, many staff left.