adv
Meaning 1
Consequently, therefore, or thus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ergo
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/
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General-American: /ˈɝɡoʊ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: ER1 G OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
conj
Meaning 2
therefore (especially in syllogisms)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
An ergonomic factor or characteristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
(used as a sentence connector) therefore or consequently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.
Clipping of ergonomic.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: ergo — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Danish: derfor — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Finnish: siis — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Finnish: näin ollen — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Finnish: täten — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Lithuanian: todėl, dėl to, užtat — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Spanish: por ende — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Spanish: por tanto — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Spanish: por lo tanto — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Swedish: alltså — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Swedish: följaktligen — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Swedish: ergo — adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
- Chinese Mandarin: 因此 (yīncǐ) — conjunction: therefore
- Danish: ergo — conjunction: therefore
- Danish: derfor — conjunction: therefore
- Finnish: joten — conjunction: therefore
- Finnish: ja täten — conjunction: therefore
- French: donc — conjunction: therefore
- German: ergo — conjunction: therefore
- Italian: dunque — conjunction: therefore
- Italian: quindi — conjunction: therefore
- Latvian: tātad — conjunction: therefore
- Polish: zatem — conjunction: therefore
- Polish: więc — conjunction: therefore
- Polish: przeto — conjunction: therefore
- Polish: ergo — conjunction: therefore
- Portuguese: portanto — conjunction: therefore
- Portuguese: logo — conjunction: therefore
- Russian: поэ́тому (poétomu) — conjunction: therefore
- Russian: сле́довательно (slédovatelʹno) — conjunction: therefore
- Serbo-Croatian: да̏кле̄ — conjunction: therefore
- Serbo-Croatian: dȁklē — conjunction: therefore
- Spanish: por tanto — conjunction: therefore
- Spanish: por lo tanto — conjunction: therefore
- Spanish: por ende — conjunction: therefore
- Spanish: ergo — conjunction: therefore
- Swedish: alltså — conjunction: therefore
- Swedish: därför — conjunction: therefore
- Swedish: följaktligen — conjunction: therefore