/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
Translation
The thing that happens because of an action; the result of what you do.
Word origin
From Latin consequi, meaning to follow closely, from con plus sequi, to follow.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- consequi
- English cognates
- sequence, second
Examples
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The "consequences" are what happens to you because of your action.
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We often say "a consequence of" something.
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"As a consequence" joins an action to its result.
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Grammar articles
(5)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Conditional sentences in English: the four types explained
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
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