consequently

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consequently

  • /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/ UK
  • /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛntli/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/ Canada, dialectal
  • /ˈkɔnsɪˌkwentli/ Australia

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From Middle English consequentely, consequentliche, consequently; equivalent to consequent + -ly.

adverb

  1. conjunctive, not comparable As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work.
  2. not comparable, obsolete, sequence subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: therefore, accordingly, ergo, consequential, thereby, consequentially, subsequently, because, also, afterwards, later, then, thereafter, thence, henceforth, thus

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adv as a result or consequence

Españolconsecuentemente
中文所以 suǒyǐ, 於是 /于是 yúshì, 因此 yīncǐ
Portuguêsconsequentemente, por conseguinte
Françaispar conséquent
Italianodi conseguenza
Ελληνικάσυνεπώς synepós, επομένως epoménos
Русскийсле́довательно slédovatelʹno, поэ́тому poétomu, в результа́те v rezulʹtáte, всле́дствие vslédstvije
العربيةبِٱلتَّالِي bi-t-tālī, وَعَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ waʕalayhi faʔinna

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@misc{consequently_2026,
  title = {consequently},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consequently},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}