Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consequently

/ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: con-se-quent-ly
IPA: /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

adv

subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work."
"He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner."
"While algebraical reasoning is most frequently analytical, arithmetical reasoning is generally synthetical, and, consequently, more difficult to understand."

Etymology

From Middle English consequentely, consequentliche, consequently; equivalent to consequent + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *sekʷ-, consequentely

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/
British English: /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

accordingly therefore

Questions

How do you pronounce consequently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛntli/.
What does consequently mean?: As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.
Where does consequently come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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