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What (who) is consequence - definition
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Concequence; Consequencial; Consequentially; Consequences; Consequences (short story); Consequences (album); Inconsequentalism; Consequence (disambiguation); Consequences (Album); ConSequences; Conſequences; Conſequence; Consequences (film)
consequence
(consequences)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail...
An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
2.
If one thing happens and then another thing happens in consequence or as a consequence, the second thing happens as a result of the first.
His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement...
...people who are suffering and dying as a consequence of cigarette smoking...
PHRASE: PHR with cl/group
3.
Something or someone of consequence is important or valuable. If something or someone is of no consequence, or of little consequence, they are not important or valuable. (FORMAL)
As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence...
Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
= importance
PHRASE: oft with brd-neg, n PHR, v-link PHR
4.
If you tell someone that they must take the consequences or face the consequences, you warn them that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do not stop behaving in a particular way.
These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial...
If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
PHRASE: V inflects
consequence
n.
1.
Effect, result, issue, event, end.
2.
Deduction, inference, conclusion.
3.
Connection, concatenation, consecution, chain of cause and effect, dependence of cause and effect.
4.
Importance, moment, weight, interest, concern.
5.
Importance, distinction, standing, influence, weight.
consequence
¦ noun
1. a result or effect.
2. [usu. with negative] importance or relevance.
dated social distinction.
3. (consequences) [treated as sing.] a game in which a narrative is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed.
Phrases
in consequence as a result.
take (or bear) the consequences accept responsibility for negative results or effects.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. consequentia, from consequent-, consequi 'follow closely'.
Wikipedia
Consequence
Consequence may refer to:
- Logical consequence, also known as a consequence relation, or entailment
- In operant conditioning, a result of some behavior
- Consequentialism, a theory in philosophy in which the morality of an act is determined by its effects
- Unintended consequences
- In logic, a consequent is the second half of a hypothetical proposition or consequences
- Consequent (music), the second half of a period (music)
Examples of use of consequence
1. The consequence of this management remains costly.
2. The general strike was the inevitable consequence.
3. Flash flooding was the almost inevitable consequence.
4. Brain cells (consequence of Old Snaggley‘s Dookyjuice and other choice tooth–burning ryes): 177,838,334 (est). White Saab '00 Turbo convertibles (consequence of grabby Hackney Council parking thieves): one.
5. As a consequence, the excessive reserve accumulation would dwindle.