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con·se·quence  (kns-kwns, -kwns)

n.

1. Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition. See Synonyms at effect.

2. The relation of a result to its cause.

3. A logical conclusion or inference.

4. Importance in rank or position: scientists of consequence.

5. Significance; importance: an issue of consequence. See Synonyms at importance.

Idiom:

in consequence

As a result; consequently.

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consequence

Noun

1. a logical result or effect

2. significance or importance: we said little of consequence to each other, a woman of little consequence

3. in consequence as a result

4. take the consequences to accept whatever results from one's action

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consequence - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue phenomenon - any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning offspring, materialisation, materialization - something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" aftereffect - any result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, wake, backwash - the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" bandwagon effect - the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" brisance - the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effect - the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproduct - a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" coattails effect - (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" Coriolis effect - (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dent - an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account" domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvest - the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" wallop, impact - a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" influence - the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action" knock-on effect - a secondary or incidental effect offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset - a natural consequence of development product - a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" placebo effect - any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect - (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" response - a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" fallout, side effect - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" spillover - (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
	2.	consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual aftermath final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" corollary - a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love" comeupance, comeuppance, deserts - an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved fruit - the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" sequella - a secondary consequence train - a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters" reward, wages, payoff - a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
	3.	consequence - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" moment, import matter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" hell to pay - dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay" inconsequence - having no important effects or influence

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consequence

noun 1. result, effect, outcome, repercussion, end, issue, event, sequel, end result, upshot

noun 2. importance, interest, concern, moment, value, account, note, weight, import, significance, portent

noun 3. status, standing, bottom, rank, distinction, eminence, repute, notability >> in consequence consequently, as a result, so, then, thus, therefore, hence, accordingly, for that reason, thence, ergo

Translations

consequence [ˈkɔnsɪkwəns] n → consecuencia;

in consequence → por consiguiente

consequence [ˈkɔnsɪkwəns] n → suites fpl, conséquence f (= significance); importance f;

in consequence → en conséquence, par conséquent

consequence [ˈkɔnsɪkwəns] n → Folge f;

of consequence → bedeutend, wichtig;

it's of little consequence → es spielt kaum eine Rolle;

in consequence → folglich

consequence [ˈkɔnsɪkwəns] n → conseguenza, risultato; importanza;

in consequence → di conseguenza

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consequence

n consequence [ˈkonsikwəns, (American ) -kwens]

1 a result This decision will have important consequences. gevolg, resultaat, uitwerking; nasleep; voortvloeisel; konsekwensie; gevolgtrekking نَتيجَه последица následek konsekvens; følge die Folge συνέπεια consecuencia tagajärg پیامد؛ نتیجه seuraus conséquence תוֹצָאָה परिणाम posljedica, ishod következmény akibat afleiðing conseguenza 結果 결과 pasekmė, padarinys sekas kesan gevolg følge, konsekvens następstwo consequência consecinţă последствие následok posledica posledica följd, konsekvens ผล sonuç, netice 結果 наслідок; висновок نتيج‍ہ hậu quả 结果

2 importance A small error is of no consequence. belang; van weinige belang أهَمِّيه значение důležitost betydning die Bedeutung σημασία importancia tähtsus اهمیت merkitys conséquence חַשִיבוּת महत्व posljedica fontosság penting mikilvægi importanza 重要さ 중요성 reikšmė, svarba svarīgums; nozīme kepentingan belang betydning, viktighet znaczenie importância însemnătate значение dôležitosť pomen značaj vikt, betydelse ความสำคัญ önem 舉足輕重 значення, важливість اهميت tầm quan trọng 举足轻重

adv ˈconsequently

therefore She didn't explain it clearly – consequently, he didn't understand. bygevolg, gevolglik, metdien, dus, sodoende, derhalwe لِذلِك، نَتيجَة لِذلِك следователно tudíž, následkem toho som følge deraf; derfor folglich κατά συνέπεια por consiguiente järelikult در نتیجه sen seurauksena par conséquent כְּתוֹצָאָה מִכָּך फलस्वरूप dosljedno következésképpen, tehát akibatnya þar af leiðandi di conseguenza その結果として 그 결과; 따라서 vadinasi, todėl tātad; rezultātā oleh itu derhalve derfor, altså, følgelig w rezultacie em consequência prin urmare в результате následkom čoho zato stoga följaktligen, därför ดังนั้น bu nedenle, bundan dolayı 因而 отже, тому ك‍ے بعد، ك‍ے نتيج‍ے می‍ں do đó 因而