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Consequently has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

"consequently, he didn't do it"

"continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor"

2

as a consequence

"he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

3

As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

"The heavy rains caused severe flooding, and consequently, the entire city was evacuated."

In plain English: Consequently means something happens as a direct result of what came before it.

"She missed the bus, so she arrived late to work consequently."

Usage: Use consequently to show that one event directly causes another, often placing it at the start of a sentence followed by a comma. It is more formal than so and should not be confused with words like therefore unless you intend to emphasize the causal link specifically.

Example Sentences
"She missed the bus, so she arrived late to work consequently." adv
"He forgot his umbrella and consequently got soaked in the rain." adv
"The traffic was heavy, so we arrived late to the meeting consequently." adv
"She missed her bus and consequently had to walk home in the dark." adv
Related Terms

Origin

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

Rhyming Words
hotly antly nutly aptly fatly wetly fitly catly artly costly wistly daftly softly raptly fastly deftly meetly nettly tectly shitly
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