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# subsequent

adjective (formal)

«subsequent» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Coming after something else in time or order; following; later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#m1)
2. subsequent to (formal): after. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#m2)

### In the lessons

Formal exam and report word: "in subsequent years" means in the years that followed. In maths sequences, each subsequent term follows the one before. Phrases: subsequent to, subsequent events, each subsequent day.

### Examples

- The first test was easy, but subsequent tests were harder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x1)
- Each subsequent term in the pattern is 3 more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x2)
- The storm and the subsequent flood damaged many homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x3)
- Subsequent to the meeting, the plan changed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x4)
- She won the first race and all subsequent races. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x5)
- On subsequent days, the plant grew taller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x6)
- The cause of this quarrel throws a bright light on Perraults subsequent career. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: subsequently. Plain words: next, later, following. Opposite: previous, prior. In maths "each subsequent day she saved 2 more" describes a pattern that grows by 2 each step.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Later commentators connected the 32 paths of Sefer Yetzirah to the 32 times "Elohim" appears in the creation chapter of Genesis. In the primary lessons: Formal exam and report word: "in subsequent years" means in the years that followed. In maths sequences, each subsequent term follows the one before. Phrases: subsequent to, subsequent events, each subsequent day.

### Examples

- Although the number 32 is not ruminated upon any further after SY 1:1, subsequent commentaries have associated it with the 32 occurrences of the name אֱלֹהִים Elohim in \[Genesis 1\]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subsequent/#x1)

### Note

Adverb: subsequently. Plain words: next, later, following. Opposite: previous, prior. In maths "each subsequent day she saved 2 more" describes a pattern that grows by 2 each step.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «subsequent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subsequent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subsequent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subsequent.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «subsequent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subsequent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subsequent» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/subsequent.html) on Mova free.