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seguente

following

adjective seh-GWEN-teh Common
Time Time Expressions

Origin: Latin sequens (following)

Also means

subsequent

Usage Note

Seguente and successivo both mean 'following/next,' but seguente is typically used in a listed or enumerated sequence: nei punti seguenti = in the following points, il giorno seguente = the day after. It is more formal and common in written Italian. As a noun i seguenti means 'the following (items/people).'

Examples

"Leggi i capitoli seguenti con attenzione."

Natural Translation

Read the following chapters carefully.

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