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successivamente

subsequently

adverb soot-cheh-see-vah-MEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from successivo, 'following'

Also means

afterwards

Usage Note

Successivamente is a formal adverb meaning 'afterwards' or 'later', favored in written and bureaucratic Italian. In speech people more often say dopo or poi. Like most -mente adverbs it is built from the feminine adjective successiva.

Examples

"Successivamente cambiarono idea."

Natural Translation

Subsequently they changed their minds.

Literal Translation

Subsequently they-changed mind.

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