Standard Lemma guide

consequent

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/ of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkɒn.sə.kwənt/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkɔ̟n.sə.kwənt]
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 N S AH0 K W AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to consequences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An event which follows another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A consequent stream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

following or accompanying as a consequence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
  • snags incidental to the changeover in management
  • attendant circumstances
  • the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
  • the ensuant response to his appeal
  • the resultant savings were considerable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attendant, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: следващ като резултат (sledvašt kato rezultat) — as a result
  • Catalan: conseqüent — as a result
  • Dutch: met als gevolg — as a result
  • Finnish: seuraava — as a result
  • Greek: απορρέων (aporréon) — as a result
  • Russian: ито́говый (itógovyj) — as a result
  • Russian: результи́рующий (rezulʹtírujuščij) — as a result
  • Spanish: consecuente — as a result
  • Tagalog: sumunod — as a result
  • Dutch: hiermee gepaard gaande — of or pertaining to consequences
  • Finnish: seurauksellinen — of or pertaining to consequences
  • Greek: επακόλουθος (epakólouthos) — of or pertaining to consequences
  • Russian: после́дующий (poslédujuščij) — of or pertaining to consequences
  • Russian: сле́дующий (slédujuščij) — of or pertaining to consequences
  • Finnish: takajäsen — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • French: conséquent — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Greek: συμπέρασμα (sympérasma) — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Polish: następnik — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Russian: сле́дствие (slédstvije) — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Russian: пра́вая часть усло́вного выска́зывания (právaja častʹ uslóvnovo vyskázyvanija) — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Russian: втора́я часть усло́вного предложе́ния (vtorája častʹ uslóvnovo predložénija) — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Spanish: consecuente — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Tagalog: sumunod — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Ottoman Turkish: تالی (tali) — the second half of a hypothetical proposition
  • Bulgarian: следствие (sledstvie) — following event
  • Dutch: gevolg — following event
  • Finnish: seuraus — following event
  • Russian: исхо́д (isxód) — following event
  • Russian: ито́г (itóg) — following event
  • Russian: после́дствие (poslédstvije) — following event
  • Russian: сле́дствие (slédstvije) — following event
  • Basque: atzekari — the second term of a ratio
  • Finnish: toinen jäsen — the second term of a ratio
  • Finnish: toinen suure — the second term of a ratio
  • Spanish: consecuente — the second term of a ratio
  • Ottoman Turkish: تالی (tali) — the second term of a ratio
Real reading context

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