Definition of SUBSEQUENT

subsequent

Plural: subsequents

Adjective

  • following in time or order
    • "subsequent developments"

Adj

  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
  • Following in order of place; succeeding.
  • Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.

Noun

  • A subsequent stream or faultline.

Examples

  • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of
subsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).

Scrabble Score: 21

subsequent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
subsequent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subsequent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

subsequent: valid Words With Friends Word