consequence
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.
Base: sequence
Affixes: con-
Inflected forms:
form: consequences
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: consequences
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: consequencing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: consequenced
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: consequenced
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
gloss: An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.
Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
gloss: consecution; chain of causes and effects.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Importance, influence, or significance.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: My opinions are of no consequence whatsoever to my parents.
Thus young Pen, the only son of an estated country gentleman, with a good allowance, and a gentlemanlike bearing and person, looked to be a lad of much more consequence than he was really; and was held by the Oxbridge authorities, tradesmen, and undergraduates, as quite a young buck and member of the aristocracy.
Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.
gloss: To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.
Synonyms: aftercome
Related words: causality
effect
impact
Derived words: actions have consequences
as a consequence of
consequenceless
in consequence
inconsequence
law of unintended consequences
legal consequence
misconsequence
nonconsequence
of consequence
unintended consequence
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: gevolg
lang: Albanian
word: pasojat
lang: Arabic
word: عَاقِبَة
roman: ʕāqiba
lang: Arabic
word: نَتِيجَة
roman: natīja
lang: Armenian
word: հետեւանք
roman: hetewankʻ
lang: Azerbaijani
word: aqibət
lang: Azerbaijani
word: nəticə
lang: Belarusian
word: насту́пства
roman: nastúpstva
lang: Bulgarian
word: сле́дствие
roman: slédstvie
lang: Bulgarian
word: после́дствие
roman: poslédstvie
lang: Bulgarian
word: после́дица
roman: poslédica
lang: Burmese
word: ဝိပါက်
roman: wi.pak
lang: Burmese
word: ဝိပါကဝဋ်
roman: wi.paka.wat
lang: Burmese
word: အကျိုး
roman: a.kyui:
lang: Catalan
word: conseqüència
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 後果 /后果
roman: hòuguǒ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 結果 /结果
roman: jiēguǒ
lang: Czech
word: důsledek
lang: Czech
word: následek
lang: Danish
word: konsekvens
lang: Dutch
word: gevolg
lang: Dutch
word: consequentie
lang: Esperanto
word: sekvo
lang: Esperanto
word: konsekvenco
lang: Finnish
word: seuraus
lang: French
word: conséquence
lang: Galician
word: consecuencia
lang: Galician
word: resultado
lang: Georgian
word: შედეგი
roman: šedegi
lang: German
word: Konsequenz
lang: German
word: Folge
lang: Greek
word: συνέπεια
roman: synépeia
lang: Hebrew
word: תּוֹצָאָה
roman: totzaá
lang: Hindi
word: परिणाम
roman: pariṇām
lang: Hindi
word: नतीजा
roman: natījā
lang: Hungarian
word: következmény
lang: Hungarian
word: okozat
lang: Icelandic
word: afleiðing
lang: Indonesian
word: akibat
lang: Irish
word: iarmhairt
lang: Italian
word: conseguenza
lang: Japanese
word: 結果
roman: kekka
lang: Kazakh
word: нәтиже
roman: nätije
lang: Khmer
word: ផលវិបាក
roman: phɑl vibaak
lang: Khmer
word: វិបាក
roman: vibaak
lang: Korean
word: 결과
roman: gyeolgwa
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: netîce
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: encam
lang: Kyrgyz
word: натыйжа
roman: natıyja
lang: Lao
word: ຜົນ
roman: phon
lang: Latin
word: cōnsequentia
lang: Macedonian
word: последица
roman: posledica
lang: Malay
word: akibat
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: konsekvens
lang: Old English
word: finta
lang: Pashto
word: عاقبت
roman: āqebát
lang: Pashto
word: نتيجه
roman: natiǰá
lang: Persian
word: عاقبت
roman: 'âqebat
lang: Persian
word: نتیجه
roman: natije
lang: Polish
word: konsekwencja
lang: Polish
word: następstwo
lang: Portuguese
word: consequência
lang: Portuguese
word: resultado
lang: Romanian
word: consecință
lang: Romanian
word: urmare
lang: Romanian
word: consecvență
lang: Russian
word: после́дствие
roman: poslédstvije
lang: Russian
word: сле́дствие
roman: slédstvije
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: buil
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: èifeachd
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: по̀следица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: по̀сљедица
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pòsledica
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: pòsljedica
lang: Slovak
word: dôsledok
lang: Slovak
word: následok
lang: Slovene
word: posledica
lang: Spanish
word: consecuencia
lang: Swedish
word: konsekvens
lang: Tajik
word: оқибат
roman: oqibat
lang: Tajik
word: натиҷа
roman: natija
lang: Tamil
word: விளைவு
roman: viḷaivu
lang: Thai
word: ผล
roman: pǒn
lang: Thai
word: ผลลัพธ์
roman: pǒn-láp
lang: Thai
word: วิบาก
roman: wí-bàak
lang: Tocharian B
word: oko
lang: Turkish
word: sonuç
lang: Turkish
word: netice
lang: Turkmen
word: netije
lang: Ukrainian
word: на́слідок
roman: náslidok
lang: Ukrainian
word: на́слід
roman: náslid
lang: Urdu
word: نتیجہ
roman: natīja
lang: Uyghur
word: ئاقىۋەت
roman: aqiwet
lang: Uzbek
word: oqibat
lang: Uzbek
word: natija
lang: Vietnamese
word: hậu quả
lang: Afrikaans
word: gevolg
lang: Arabic
word: عَاقِبَة
roman: ʕāqiba
lang: Armenian
word: հետեւանք
roman: hetewankʻ
lang: Bulgarian
word: после́дица
roman: poslédica
lang: Bulgarian
word: резулта́т
roman: rezultát
lang: Catalan
word: conseqüència
lang: Czech
word: následek
lang: Danish
word: konsekvens
lang: Danish
word: bagslag
lang: Dutch
word: gevolg
lang: Esperanto
word: sekvo
lang: Esperanto
word: rezulto
lang: Finnish
word: jälkiseuraus
lang: Finnish
word: seuraamus
lang: Galician
word: consecuencia
lang: Galician
word: resultado
lang: German
word: Konsequenz
lang: German
word: Folge
lang: Greek
word: συνέπεια
roman: synépeia
lang: Hebrew
word: תּוֹצָאָה
roman: totzaá
lang: Hebrew
word: הַשְׁלָכָה
roman: hashlachá
lang: Hungarian
word: következmény
lang: Irish
word: iarmhairt
lang: Kashmiri
word: خٔمِیازٕ
roman: khạmiyāzụ
lang: Kazakh
word: салдар
roman: saldar
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: følge
lang: Persian
word: پی آمد
lang: Polish
word: skutek
lang: Portuguese
word: consequência
lang: Portuguese
word: resultado
lang: Russian
word: ито́г
roman: itóg
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: buil
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: èifeachd
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: toradh
lang: Spanish
word: consecuencia
lang: Swedish
word: konsekvens
lang: Tamil
word: விளைவு
roman: viḷaivu
lang: Tamil
word: பின்விளைவு
roman: piṉviḷaivu
lang: Thai
word: ผล
roman: pǒn
lang: Thai
word: ผลลัพธ์
roman: pǒn-láp
lang: Tocharian B
word: oko
lang: Ukrainian
word: результа́т
roman: rezulʹtát
lang: Vietnamese
word: hậu quả
lang: Bulgarian
word: и́звод
roman: ízvod
lang: Bulgarian
word: заключе́ние
roman: zaključénie
lang: Finnish
word: seuraus