consequence

A2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

Also spelled consekens

US /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwɛns/ UK /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwɛns/ See IPA manual

Freq #9695

Meanings

1

noun
A result or effect of an action or situation.

He drove too fast, and as a consequence he lost his licence.
2

noun
Importance or significance.

My opinion seems to be of no consequence to my parents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a result or effect of an... effect result outcome aftermath event

2 noun · importance or significance. importance significance moment value

More aftercome

Word family

Forms consequences

Derived forms consequencelessinconsequencemisconsequencenonconsequence

Related forms causality effect impact

Etymology

From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.

*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European consequence Middle English consequentia Latin

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process

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# consequence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwɛns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwɛns/
**Frequency rank:** 9695

## Meanings
1. A result or effect of an action or situation.
2. Importance or significance.

## Examples
- He drove too fast, and as a consequence he lost his licence.
- My opinion seems to be of no consequence to my parents.

## Synonyms
- aftercome

## Derived Forms
- consequenceless
- inconsequence
- misconsequence
- nonconsequence

## Related Forms
- causality
- effect
- impact

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-
- Root: consequence
- Root: consequentia

## Etymology
From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.

## AI Etymology
consequence is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin. Historical forms in the chain include *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European), consequence (Middle English), consequence (Old French), and consequentia (Latin). Current senses include a result or effect of an action or situation and importance or significance. Derived forms include consequenceless, inconsequence, misconsequence, and nonconsequence. Related words include causality, effect, and impact.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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