consequence

- 4 dictionary results

–noun

the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.

an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome.

the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference.

importance or significance: a matter of no consequence.

importance in rank or position; distinction: a man of great consequence in art.

—Idioms

in consequence, consequently; as a result; hence: He withdrew from the world, and in consequence was forgotten.

in consequence of, as a result of; on account of: A trial was held in consequence of the investigation.

Use consequence in a Sentence

See images of consequence

Search consequence on the Web

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L consequentia. See consequent, -ence

—Related forms

non·con·se·quence, noun

su·per·con·se·quence, noun

—Synonyms
1. outcome, issue, upshot, sequel. See effect. 4. moment, weight. See importance.

—Antonyms
1. cause.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source

Link To consequence

World English Dictionary

consequence (ˈkɒnsɪkwəns)

—n
1.	a result or effect of some previous occurrence
2.	an unpleasant result (esp in the phrase take the consequences)
3.	significance or importance: it's of no consequence; a man of consequence
4.	logic
	a. a conclusion reached by reasoning
	b. the conclusion of an argument
	c. the relations between the conclusion and the premises of a valid argument
5.	the relation between an effect and its cause
6.	in consequence as a result

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Word Origin & History

consequence

late 14c., from O.Fr. consequence "result," from L. consequentia, from consequentem (nom. consequens), prp. of consequi "to follow after," from com- "with" + sequi "to follow" (see sequel). Sense of "importance" (c.1600) is from notion of being "pregnant with consequences."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source

Idioms & Phrases

consequence

see in consequence; of consequence.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source

Famous Quotations

consequence

"Oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments..."

"The futility of everything that comes to us from the me..."

"There are no little events in life, those we think of n..."

"The symbolic view of things is a consequence of long ab..."

"Other countries drink to get drunk, and this is accepte..."