consequent
gb/kˈɑnsəkwənt/ us/kˈɑnsəkwənt/
C1
Engleză
~ 7700
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
happening as a result
Happening because something else happened first.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is consequent on/upon/to [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "consequent" with "subsequent" and "consequential". "Consequent" means something happens BECAUSE of something else. "Subsequent" mainly means it happens LATER in time, not always as a result. "Consequential" usually means "important" or "having serious results," not just "coming after."
Sinonime
resulting (Very close in meaning; more common and slightly less formal than "consequent".)
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ensuing (Focuses on what happens after something, often in a formal or narrative style.)
Antonime
unrelated (Describes something that does not result from or connect to the earlier cause.)
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independent (Shows that something is not caused by or dependent on another factor.)
Colocații
consequent damage
|consequent loss
|consequent changes
|consequent problems
|consequent increase
|consequent delay
Teme
science
|business
|law
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The flood and the consequent damage cost the town millions of dollars.
- He was exhausted after several days of travel and the consequent lack of sleep.
- The new policy and its consequent effects on small businesses are still unclear.
- Heavy rain and consequent flooding forced the roads to close.
- They warned of a food shortage and consequent social unrest.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- There was heavy rain and consequent flooding in the city.
- She lost her job and faced consequent money problems.
- The accident and the consequent delay made him miss his flight.
- High stress and consequent illness are common in this job.
- The company grew fast and had many consequent changes.
adjective
technical
C2
property
2
logically following from premises
Coming in a logical way from some facts, rules, or ideas.
Tipar de utilizare:
[conclusion] is consequent on/from [premises]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse this technical sense in everyday writing, where "logical" or "reasonable" is usually more natural. This sense is mainly used in academic or technical discussions of reasoning and argument.
Sinonime
logical (Broader and more common; describes something that makes sense generally, not only in formal reasoning.)
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resultant (Formal and technical; often used in math or science to mean produced by a set of conditions.)
Antonime
illogical (Describes something that does not follow reasonable or correct thinking.)
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inconsequent (Rare; used in technical or literary contexts to mean not logically following from what came before.)
Colocații
consequent conclusion
|consequent proposition
|consequent inference
|consequent truth
|consequent judgment
Teme
logic
|mathematics
|philosophy
|education
|science
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- From these premises, a consequent conclusion about market behavior can be drawn.
- The judge’s reasoning and the consequent decision follow clearly from the evidence presented.
- In this theory, moral rules are seen as consequent obligations derived from basic principles.
- Such a claim is not consequent upon the data supplied.
- Her position is logically consequent on the assumptions she accepts.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This result is consequent on the facts we have.
- The theory says that certain beliefs are consequent on basic ideas.
- In logic, a statement can be consequent on other statements.
- His opinion is consequent on his first assumptions.
- The conclusion is consequent on the data given.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
3
result part of an if-then statement
In logic, the result part of an if–then sentence, usually the part after "then".
Tipar de utilizare:
the consequent of [a conditional statement]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "antecedent" and "consequent" because both are parts of a conditional. Remember: the antecedent is the IF part (the condition); the consequent is the THEN part (the result).
Sinonime
result clause (A descriptive phrase, not a technical term; explains the role but is less precise in formal logic.)
Antonime
antecedent (The opposite part of a conditional statement: the "if" part, which sets the condition rather than the result.)
Colocații
antecedent and consequent
|identify the consequent
|true consequent
|false consequent
|if-clause and consequent
Teme
logic
|mathematics
|education
|science
Exemple
- In the conditional "If it rains, then the game is canceled," the consequent is "the game is canceled."
- Students were asked to underline the antecedent and circle the consequent in each logical formula.
- A conditional with a true antecedent and a false consequent is itself false in classical logic.
- The truth of the consequent does not by itself guarantee the truth of the antecedent.
- We represent the antecedent as P and the consequent as Q in the formula P → Q.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- In the sentence "If you study, then you pass," the consequent is "you pass."
- The teacher asked us to find the antecedent and the consequent in each if–then sentence.
- In logic, P is the antecedent and Q is the consequent in P → Q.
- The consequent tells us what happens if the condition is true.
- They wrote the antecedent and the consequent on the board.
Substantiv
technical
C2
entity
4
second, answering musical phrase
In music, the second part of a two-part melody that answers or completes the first part (the antecedent phrase).
Tipar de utilizare:
the consequent phrase of [a musical period]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may mix up the logical noun sense and the music-theory noun sense. In music, "consequent" almost always appears with words like "phrase," "melody," or "period."
Sinonime
answering phrase (Descriptive music-theory term emphasizing the idea of a response to the first phrase.)
Antonime
antecedent phrase (The first phrase in the pair, which the consequent phrase answers or completes.)
Colocații
antecedent and consequent phrase
|melodic consequent
|four-bar consequent
|answering consequent
Teme
music
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|education
Exemple
- The composer balances the rising antecedent with a falling consequent phrase.
- In this four-bar period, the consequent provides a clear melodic answer to the opening idea.
- Students were asked to label the antecedent and consequent in the musical example.
- The consequent phrase repeats the rhythm of the antecedent but changes the harmony.
- By extending the consequent, the composer creates a feeling of closure.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The music teacher showed us the antecedent and the consequent in the melody.
- In this song, the consequent phrase answers the first phrase.
- The consequent is the second part of the two-part melody.
- We wrote "A" for the antecedent and "B" for the consequent phrase.
- The consequent makes the melody feel finished.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
consequent
IPA
GB/kˈɑnsəkwənt/
US/kˈɑnsəkwənt/
Silabe și accent
con - sequent (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: consequent
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
consequence
noun B1
consequently
adverb B2
Related words
consequential
adjective C1
Negative and opposite forms
inconsequential
adjective
Advanced or less common
consequentially
adverb
Expresii
consequent to
1/kˈɑnsəkwənt tə/
fixed phrase
formal
occurring because of something
Happening because something else happened or existed before it.
Exemple
- He suffered financial hardship consequent to his sudden unemployment.
- The rise in interest rates, consequent to the central bank’s decision, worried many homeowners.
- Several delays, consequent to equipment failures, slowed the project.
consequent upon
1/kˈɑnsəkwənt əpˈɑn/
fixed phrase
formal
happening as a result of
Happening because of something, usually something mentioned just before.
Exemple
- There was significant disruption to services consequent upon the strike.
- The changes in policy, consequent upon the investigation, were announced yesterday.
- Increased costs consequent upon the new regulations will affect all small firms.