Subsequently — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbsɪkwəntli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbsɪkwəntli/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli/.

Examples

he apologized subsequently
he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
it didn't happen until afterward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

after afterward later afterwards later on

Parts of Speech

adverb

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

“he apologized subsequently”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anschließend

geschieht zu einem Zeitpunkt nach einem Referenzzeitpunkt

🇫🇷French

ensuite

se produisant à un moment postérieur à un moment de référence

🇪🇸Spanish

después

sucediendo en un momento posterior a un tiempo de referencia

🇮🇹Italian

successivamente

avvenire in un momento successivo a quello di riferimento

🇳🇱Dutch

vervolgens

gebeurt op een tijdstip volgend op een referentietijdstip

🇵🇹Portuguese

posteriormente

acontecendo em um momento posterior a um horário de referência

🇷🇺Russian

впоследствии

происходит в момент времени, следующий за эталонным временем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाद में

किसी संदर्भ समय के बाद के समय में घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরবর্তীকালে

একটি রেফারেন্স সময়ের পরবর্তী সময়ে ঘটছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னர்

குறிப்பு நேரத்திற்குப் பிறகு ஒரு நேரத்தில் நடக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తదనంతరం

రిఫరెన్స్ టైమ్ తర్వాత ఒక సమయంలో జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

त्यानंतर

संदर्भ वेळेच्या नंतरच्या वेळी घडत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યારબાદ

સંદર્ભ સમય પછીના સમયે થઈ રહ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತರುವಾಯ

ಉಲ್ಲೇಖದ ಸಮಯದ ನಂತರದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്നീട്

ഒരു റഫറൻസ് സമയത്തിനു ശേഷമുള്ള ഒരു സമയത്ത് സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ

ਸੰਦਰਭ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ 'ਤੇ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بعد میں

حوالہ وقت کے بعد ایک وقت میں ہو رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

随后

发生在参考时间之后的某个时间

🇯🇵Japanese

その後

基準時刻以降の時刻に発生する

🇰🇷Korean

그후

기준 시간 이후의 시간에 발생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sau đó

xảy ra tại một thời điểm sau thời điểm tham chiếu

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อมา

เกิดขึ้นในเวลาต่อจากเวลาอ้างอิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemudian

terjadi pada suatu waktu setelah waktu acuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkatapos

nangyayari sa isang oras kasunod ng isang reference time

🇲🇾Malay

seterusnya

berlaku pada satu masa selepas masa rujukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبعًا

يحدث في وقت لاحق للوقت المرجعي

🇮🇷Persian

متعاقبا

در زمانی پس از زمان مرجع اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

daha sonra

bir referans zamanından sonraki bir zamanda meydana gelen

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַחַר מִכֵּן

מתרחש בזמן שלאחר זמן התייחסות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'subsequently'?

The primary meaning of 'subsequently' is 'happening at a time subsequent to a reference time'.

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Using 'subsequently' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'subsequently' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'subsequently' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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