adv ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. conjunctive, not-comparable

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

2. 2
   subsequently, following after in time or sequence. not-comparable, obsolete, sequence

Adverb

1. 1
   (sentence connectors) because of the reason given wordnet
2. 2
   as a consequence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

according to circumstancesaccordinglyaccordinglyand soas a consequenceas a result

Example

More examples

"It rained heavily, and consequently the baseball game was called off."

Etymology

From Middle English consequentely, consequentliche, consequently; equivalent to consequent + -ly.

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