adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US:/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/
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CMU ARPABET:S AH1 B S AH0 K W AH0 N T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Following, afterwards in either time or place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he apologized subsequently
he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
it didn't happen until afterward
two hours after that
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English subsequent Middle English -ly English -ly English subsequently From subsequent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
после
(posle)
— subsequently
Bulgarian:
впоследствие
(vposledstvie)
— subsequently
