Meaning & use
subsequent visit
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Meaning
phrasecountable
a visit that happens after an earlier one
Grammar: Countable phrase; often used with "a" or "the" and followed by "to" a place or person.
Patterns
- a subsequent visit to something
- on a subsequent visit
On a subsequent visit, the doctor changed her medication.
The patient missed the subsequent visit and had to reschedule.
A subsequent visit to the site revealed more damage than first thought.
Word forms
| plural | subsequent visits |
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Common combinations
- on a subsequent visit
- On a subsequent visit, she seemed much better.
- a subsequent visit to
- A subsequent visit to the clinic confirmed the diagnosis.
- schedule a subsequent visit
- The nurse scheduled a subsequent visit for the following week.
- during a subsequent visit
- During a subsequent visit, the dentist took new X-rays.
Synonyms and how they differ
- follow-up visit
- A follow-up visit is specifically a visit to check on progress after treatment or an earlier meeting; a subsequent visit is any later visit.
- return visit
- A return visit emphasizes coming back to the same place; a subsequent visit simply means a later visit, not necessarily a return.
Opposites
Commonly confused: subsequent visit or consequent?
subsequent visit vs consequent
"Consequent" means happening as a result, while "subsequent" means happening later in time.
Practice
The doctor asked the patient to come back for a ______ visit next month.
Choose one answer.
"Subsequent" is the adjective needed before the noun "visit". "Subsequently" is an adverb, "subsequence" is a noun, and "subsequent to" is a preposition phrase.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “subsequent visit”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.