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UK
/kˈɒnsɪkwənt/
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[ US /ˈkɑnsəkwənt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑnsəkwənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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occurring with or following as a consequence
the resultant savings were considerable
snags incidental to the changeover in management
collateral target damage from a bombing run
an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
attendant circumstances
the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
the ensuant response to his appeal
How To Use consequent In A Sentence
- My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
- A pause in lecturing, consequent upon our mid-year examinations having begun, has given me a little respite, and I am paying a three days 'visit upon an old friend here, meaning to leave for New York to-morrow, where I have a couple of lectures to give. Familiar Letters of William James II
- Consequently it puts a great deal of onus to get points at home. The Sun
- Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
- I was telling him about last night and he described me as sounding languid and louche, and consequently correctly guessed that I was still in bed.
- Consequently, we lag all the other industrialized countries in buildout investment, even France!! — Comcast Appeals F.C.C. Sanction - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
- Consequently, Muir believes, biotech fish could quickly decimate a fish population by their increased ability to produce damaged young.
- Consequently, the young pig must be provided a large amount of energy from fat or carbohydrate in the colostrum in order to survive.
- It's frilly and inconsequential and best known for its appearances on princesses, dolls and blushing faces. Times, Sunday Times
- Clause 19.4 excludes all liability for indirect or consequential loss or damage on the part of either party.