consequently

WOTD - 21 October 2007    

English

Etymology

consequent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/, /ˈkɑːnsəˌkwɛntli/

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Adverb

consequently (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something.

   He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work.

   • 1668 July 3ʳᵈ, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548

     He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunc‍t, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.

2. (sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

Related terms

• consequence
• consequent
• consequential
• consequentiality
• consequentially
• consequentialness
• consequentious
• consequentness

Translations

as a result or consequence

Bulgarian: следователно (bg) Czech: následně (cs), potažmo (cs) Dutch: bijgevolg (nl) Esperanto: sekve (eo) Finnish: siitä johtuen, sen takia, sen seurauksena, niinpä, näin ollen, siksi, täten

Polish: konsekwentnie (pl) Russian: следовательно (ru) (sl'édovat'el'no) Spanish: consecuentemente (es) West Frisian: fangefolgen (fy)

subsequently — see subsequently

References

• consequently in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• consequently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913