Definition
Definition of of consequence - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
importanceUK important or having a big effectUK
- Only people of consequence were invited to the meeting.
Adverb
significantlyin an important or significant way
- His actions were of consequence for the whole team.
Expressions with of consequence
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important person with influence or power
She became a person of consequence in the art world.
Terms with of consequence included in their meaning
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just consequence
justly received as a consequence of behavior
importance
of significant importance or consequence
importance
of great significance or consequence
consequence
secondary, usually undesirable consequence of an action
metaphorical
result or consequence of an action
logical consequence
as a result or consequence of something
consequence
indicates the consequence of an action or event
cause effect
is not a necessary consequence of what was said before
metaphorical cost
implied cost or consequence of an action
consequence
negative consequence of an action or decision
medical
unintended consequence of a drug or therapy
consequence
unintended consequence of an action
consequences
remote or indirect consequence of an action
logic
be a logical consequence of something
result
byproduct or consequence of an action
effect
following as a consequence of something
aftermath
result or consequence of an event
legal
under threat of punishment, loss, or other serious consequence
impact
consequence or effect of an event
moment of consequence
at the moment a big or bad event happens
cause
not result or follow as a consequence of something
resulting consequence
result or consequence of an action or event
result
outcome or consequence of an action or process
medical
organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
Examples of of consequence in a sentence
The award is of consequence to his career advancement. Her words were of consequence in the debate. The discovery was of consequence to science.
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- French:important, de façon importante, ...
- German:bedeutend, von Bedeutung, ...
- Italian:di rilievo, significativamente, ...
- Spanish:importante, de gran importancia, ...
- Portuguese:importante, de importância, ...
- Chinese:重要的, 具有重大意义地, ...
- Japanese:重要な, 重要に, ...
- Arabic:مهم, بِشَكْلٍ مُهِمّ, ...
- Hebrew:חָשׁוּב, בְּאוֹפֶן מַשְׁמָעוּתִי, ...
- Russian:значимый, значимо, ...
- Ukrainian:значущий, важливо, ...
- Hindi:महत्वपूर्ण, महत्वपूर्ण रूप से, ...
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