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# consequently

«consequently» in Mova's school dictionary: **As a result; because of that: «It rained all day…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (consequently)

### meaning for a pupil

As a result; because of that: «It rained all day; consequently, the match was cancelled». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In writing, maths and science reasoning, «consequently» links a cause with its result, like «so» or «therefore»; teachers count it as a good «connective» or «conjunctive adverb» in written work. It is formal and common in exam and report language. Phrases: «and consequently», «; consequently,».

### examples

- I forgot my homework; consequently, I had to stay in at lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x1)
- The ice melted and, consequently, the water level rose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x2)
- The shop ran out of bread and consequently closed early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x3)
- Plants need light, and consequently they grow towards the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x4)
- She practised every day and consequently won the spelling bee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x5)
- The road was blocked; consequently, the bus was late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x6)
- Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consequently/#x7)

### note

Formal; in speech people usually say «so». It often comes after a semicolon or a full stop and is followed by a comma. Do not confuse with «subsequently», which means «later, after that» (about time, not cause). The noun is «consequence» (a result). In maths reasoning, «consequently» marks the step that follows from the one before.

### Trees and pragmatics

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