subsequent English · revision 5538

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1450|origins=la sequī}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/, /ˈsʌb.sə.kwənt/, US /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

+

+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|subséquent]] and directly [[bor|la|subsequēns|t=following closely]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the present participle of [[m|la|subsequī|t=to follow closely, come after]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|la|sub-|t=closely, up to]] and [[m|la|sequī|t=to follow]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*sekʷ-|t=to follow]].^(Etymonline) See [[sequel]].^(Barnhart 1988)

+

+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Coming after, following in order: about 1450 in Barnhart, before 1460 in the OED, the mid-15th century in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+

+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Following in time, later, is from 1503–04,^(OED 1989) and ''subsequent to'', after, from 1647.^(OED 1989) The Latin verb could also mean “to imitate, conform to”.^(Etymonline) In physical geography a subsequent stream is one that has formed its course along the softer rocks, from 1862.^(OED 1989) The noun, a person or thing that follows, is from 1603 and obsolete.^(OED 1989)

+

+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1450 – following in order.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1503 – following in time.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1647 – ''subsequent to''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1862 – in geography.^(OED 1989)

+

+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Coming after something else in time or order; [[following]] or [[later]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(subsequent to)'' After.^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002)

+

+ ==Word family==

+ * [[subsequently]]

+ * [[subsequentness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sequel]]

+ * [[sequence]]

+ * [[consequent]]

+ * [[sue]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}