consequently

ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛntli

Definition

Definition of consequently - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

resulting effectas a result of something

He was late, and consequently, he missed the meeting.

hence

therefore

thus

time

Dated

following after in time or sequence

Dated

The meeting ended late, consequently dinner was delayed.

as a result

therefore

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Origin of consequently

Latin, consequenter (following closely)

Terms with consequently included in their meaning

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as a result

adv.

conclusion

therefore or consequently

accordingly

adv.

logic

consequently, as a result

Examples of consequently in a sentence

She forgot her umbrella and consequently got soaked.
The storm intensified, consequently the match was postponed.
She missed the bus and consequently was late for work.

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French:par conséquent, ...
German:folglich, infolgedessen, ...
Italian:pertanto, successivamente, ...
Spanish:por lo tanto, por consiguiente, ...
Portuguese:consequentemente, assim, ...
Chinese:结果, 所以, ...
Japanese:その結果, それにより, ...
Arabic:بِالتَّالِي, بِالتَّالِي, ...
Hebrew:כְּתֹוצָאָה מִכָּךְ, לְאַחַר מִכֵּן, ...
Russian:следовательно, вследствие чего, ...
Ukrainian:в результаті, внаслідок чого, ...
Hindi:परिणामस्वरूप, ...
Bengali:ফলস্বরূপ, পরবর্তীতে, ...
Catalan:per tant, com a resultat, ...
Czech:proto, následně, ...
Danish:derfor, konsekvent, ...
Dutch:dientengevolge, daardoor, ...
Greek:συνεπώς, ...
Hungarian:ezért, ezt követően, ...
Khmer:ជាលទ្ធផល, ជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:결과적으로, 그 결과, ...
Persian:در نتیجه, به دنبال آن, ...
Polish:w rezultacie, w efekcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):consequentemente, por conseguinte, ...
Romanian:în consecință, drept urmare, ...
Swedish:följaktligen, därför, ...
Thai:ดังนั้น, ผลที่ตามมา, ...
Turkish:sonuç olarak, bu yüzden, ...
Vietnamese:do đó, kết quả là, ...

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