Consequent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

following or accompanying as a consequence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊzi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnsɪkwənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnsɪkwənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈoʊzi/.

Examples

an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
snags incidental to the changeover in management
attendant circumstances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

concomitant ensuant resultant sequent incidental attendant accompanying

Parts of Speech

adjective

following or accompanying as a consequence

“an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”

Word Forms

attendant	noun	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
attend	verb	to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result
consequence	noun	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
concomitance	noun	occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another
resultant	noun	the final point in a process
result	verb	have as a result or residue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konsequent

als Konsequenz folgend oder begleitend

🇫🇷French

conséquent

suivre ou accompagner en conséquence

🇪🇸Spanish

consiguiente

seguir o acompañar como consecuencia

🇮🇹Italian

conseguente

seguire o accompagnare di conseguenza

🇳🇱Dutch

gevolg

als gevolg daarvan volgen of begeleiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

conseqüente

seguindo ou acompanhando como consequência

🇷🇺Russian

последующий

следующий или сопровождающий как следствие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फलस्वरूप

परिणामस्वरूप अनुसरण करना या साथ देना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফলে

একটি ফল হিসাবে অনুসরণ বা সহগামী

🇮🇳Tamil

அதன் விளைவாக

அதன் விளைவாக பின்பற்றுதல் அல்லது அதனுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యవసానంగా

పర్యవసానంగా అనుసరించడం లేదా దానితో పాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

परिणामी

एक परिणाम म्हणून अनुसरण किंवा सोबत

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિણામે

પરિણામે અથવા તેની સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ

ಇದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനന്തരഫലം

അനന്തരഫലമായി പിന്തുടരുകയോ അനുഗമിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ

ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਅਨੁਸਰਣ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نتیجے میں

نتیجے کے طور پر پیروی کرنا یا اس کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结果

作为结果跟随或伴随

🇯🇵Japanese

結果としての

結果として続く、または付随する

🇰🇷Korean

당연한 결과

결과적으로 따르거나 동반하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hậu quả

theo sau hoặc đi kèm như một hệ quả

🇹🇭Thai

ผลที่ตามมา

ตามมาหรือตามมาด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

akibat

mengikuti atau menemani sebagai konsekuensinya

🇵🇭Filipino

kinahinatnan

sumusunod o sumasama bilang kinahinatnan

🇲🇾Malay

akibat

mengikuti atau mengiringi sebagai akibatnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يترتب على ذلك

التالية أو المرافقة نتيجة لذلك

🇮🇷Persian

در نتیجه

به دنبال یا همراه در نتیجه

🇹🇷Turkish

sonuç olarak

sonuç olarak takip etmek veya eşlik etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹקֵב

בעקבות או מלווה כתוצאה מכך

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