consequent
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consequent
- /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/ Australia
- /ˈkɒn.sə.kwənt/ New Zealand
- [ˈkɔ̟n.sə.kwənt] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
adjective
- Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
- Of or pertaining to consequences.
- Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.
noun consequents
- The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
- An event which follows another. They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
- The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
- A consequent stream. Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ensuant, resultant, sequent, subsequent, resulting, consequential, follow-up, therefore, ensuing, consecutive, successive, eventual, later, commensurate, accordingly, logical
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adj as a result
| Español | consecuente |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | απορρέων aporréon |
| Русский | ито́говый itógovyj, результи́рующий rezulʹtírujuščij |
adj of or pertaining to consequences
| Ελληνικά | επακόλουθος epakólouthos |
|---|---|
| Русский | после́дующий poslédujuščij, сле́дующий slédujuščij |
noun the second half of a hypothetical proposition
| Español | consecuente |
|---|---|
| Français | conséquent |
| Ελληνικά | συμπέρασμα sympérasma |
| Русский | сле́дствие slédstvije, пра́вая часть усло́вного выска́зывания právaja častʹ uslóvnovo vyskázyvanija, втора́я часть усло́вного предложе́ния vtorája častʹ uslóvnovo predložénija |
noun following event
| Русский | исхо́д isxód, ито́г itóg, после́дствие poslédstvije, сле́дствие slédstvije |
|---|
noun the second term of a ratio
| Español | consecuente |
|---|
Talk about this word "consequent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consequent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consequent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consequent "consequent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consequent.Cite this
@misc{consequent_2026,
title = {consequent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consequent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
