Dictionary

consequent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Australia)
• [ˈkɔ̟n.sə.kwənt] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɒn.sə.kwənt/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
   • The advantages are a saving in weight of about one ton, with consequent reduction in energy consumption; a saving in paint (of some three to four cwt. per car), with a corresponding economy on subsequent overhauls; and lower cleaning costs. 1957 October 14, “Prototype Tube Trains For London Transport”, in Railway Magazine, page 688:
   • Elsewhere in this issue, for example, an article on the new pattern of freight train operation in the N.E.R. consequent upon the opening this summer of its three mechanised marshalling yards shows that one effect will be a further step-up in the speed of the East Coast main line freight traffic. 1963 July, “News and Comment: Roller bearings for freight stock”, in Modern Railways, pages 5–6:
   • His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to consequences.
3. (not-comparable) Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

Coordinates

antecedent

Deriveds

consequentness · consequential · consequent phrase · nonconsequent · consequently

Translations (14)

ru результи́рующий (as a result) · fi seurauksellinen (of or pertaining to consequences) · ru сле́дующий (of or pertaining to consequences) · tl sumunod (as a result) · fi seuraava (as a result) · el απορρέων (as a result) · nl met als gevolg (as a result) · ca conseqüent (as a result) · ru после́дующий (of or pertaining to consequences) · nl hiermee gepaard gaande (of or pertaining to consequences) · es consecuente (as a result) · ru ито́говый (as a result) · el επακόλουθος (of or pertaining to consequences) · bg следващ като резултат (as a result)

consequent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/ (Australia)
• [ˈkɔ̟n.sə.kwənt] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈkɒn.sə.kwənt/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Meanings

1. The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
2. An event which follows another.
   • They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment. 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued:
3. The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
4. A consequent stream.
   • Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more. 1899, Sydney Savory Buckman, “The Development of Rivers”, in Natural Science, page 275:

Forms

Coordinates

antecedent

Deriveds

affirming the consequent

Holonyms

argument form · conditional

Translations (22)

ota تالی (the second term of a ratio) · fr conséquent (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · pl następnik (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · ota تالی (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · es consecuente (the second term of a ratio) · fi toinen suure (the second term of a ratio) · ru исхо́д (following event) · es consecuente (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · ru сле́дствие (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · bg следствие (following event) · eu atzekari (the second term of a ratio) · fi takajäsen (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · ru пра́вая часть усло́вного выска́зывания (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · ru после́дствие (following event) · tl sumunod (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · fi seuraus (following event) · ru сле́дствие (following event) · fi toinen jäsen (the second term of a ratio) · el συμπέρασμα (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · ru втора́я часть усло́вного предложе́ния (the second half of a hypothetical proposition) · nl gevolg (following event) · ru ито́г (following event)