consequently
[kon-si-kwent-lee, -kwuh nt-]
- as a result, effect, or outcome; therefore: There has been a great deal of rain and consequently the reservoirs are full.
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Origin of consequently
Synonym study
See therefore.
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Examples from the Web for consequently
Contemporary Examples
Dynamo is a platform that gives Turkers a collective voice and, consequently, the chance to drive change.
“Consequently, nearly everyone with much expertise but little patience will avoid editing Wikipedia,” Sanger lamented.
Consequently, there were soon scores of wiki sites as well as open-source improvements to his software.
Women are consequently more likely to subject themselves to unsafe abortions or continue pregnancies against their will.
Time for U.S. to Support Abortion for Rape Victims in Other CountriesCecile Richards
October 17, 2014
Consequently, they actively sought other candidates, including a former member of Congress who served in the 1970s.
Historical Examples
Addison has been less studied; and his likeness has consequently been less questioned.
De Libris: Prose and VerseAustin Dobson
That consequently I belong to Him, and should serve Him now and for ever.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
This permits the travel, and consequently the degree of immersion, to be varied.
Hydrogen is the lightest and consequently the most buoyant of all known gases.
Flying MachinesW.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
My vote, interest, and influence, have consequently been all in his favour.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
consequently
- as a result or effect; therefore; hence
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