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# consequent

«consequent» in Mova's school dictionary: **happening as a result of something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (consequent); adverb consequently

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Consequent means happening as a result of something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#m1)

2) The adverb «consequently» means «as a result» or «so». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in reports, science write-ups and exam answers to show cause and effect: one thing leads to another. In science it links an event to its effect: «the heavy rain and the consequent flooding». Phrases: consequent on, consequent upon, and consequently.

### examples

- The storm and the consequent power cut lasted all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x1)
- He broke his leg and missed the consequent matches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x2)
- The river rose, with consequent damage to the houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x3)
- It rained heavily; consequently, the match was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x4)
- Prices went up, and the consequent drop in sales worried the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x5)
- She did not practise and consequently forgot her lines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x6)
- The drought and the consequent lack of food hurt the animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/#x7)

### note

Formal; in speech people say «so» or «because of that». Do not confuse with «consequence» (the noun: the result) or «subsequent» (coming after, but not necessarily caused by). «Consequently» is followed by a comma at the start of a sentence.

### In the corpora

- [Running an "if" backwards is a mistake grown-ups call affirming the consequent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/184-if-then-and-its-traps/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «consequent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.