consequence (ˈkɒnsɪkwəns
)
Definitions
noun
- a result or effect of some previous occurrence
- an unpleasant result (esp in the phrase take the consequences)
- significance or importance ⇒
it's of no consequence
a man of consequence
- logic
- a conclusion reached by reasoning
- the conclusion of an argument
- the relations between the conclusion and the premises of a valid argument
- the relation between an effect and its cause
- See in consequence
Synonyms
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"As you sow, so shall you reap"
Translations
- British English:
consequence
The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.If we do not take the right actions now, we will suffer the consequences later.ˈkɒnsɪkwəns NOUN If we do not take the right actions now, we will suffer the consequences later.
- Spanish:
consecuencia
nf
- French:
conséquence
nf
- German:
Folge
nf
- Chinese: 后果 n
- Arabic: عَاقِبَة n
- Portuguese: consequência nf
- Russian: последствие nnt
- Croatian: posljedica nf
- Czech: důsledek nm
- Danish: konsekvens nutr
- Dutch: gevolg nnt
- Finnish: seuraus n
- Greek: συνέπεια nf
- Italian: conseguenza nf
- Japanese: 結果 n
- Korean: 결과 n
- Norwegian: konsekvens nm
- Polish: konsekwencja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: consequência nf
- European Spanish:
consecuencia
nf
- Swedish: konsekvens nutr
- Thai: ผลลัพธ์ n
- Turkish: sonuç n
- Vietnamese: hậu quả n
Usage examples
She had referred to a man they both knew, shrugged him off as of little consequence.
, In Love and War (1989)An unexpected consequence of the lack of strong union representation is that senior management aren't under pressure to mediate their aims.
Spiked (2003)I decided to commit myself with no care of embarrassment or consequence.
Globe and Mail (2003)As a consequence , Edinburgh's galleries and museums have prospered while Glasgow's have stumbled from crisis to crisis.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Continental crust rides up as a consequence of its thickness of less dense rock.
, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)