# consequently

Pronunciation: say "KON-si-kwent-lee" US /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/, UK /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/

## Adverb

1. As a result of something that came before; therefore.
   - Simple: For that reason, as a result of what was just mentioned.
   - _The company lost its biggest client and consequently had to cut its workforce._
   - _The sample was contaminated; consequently, the entire experiment had to be repeated._

## Adverb

2. Afterward; following something else in time or in a sequence, with no sense of cause. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Afterward, or coming next in time or order.

## Origin

Built from "consequent" plus the suffix "-ly," the word was already in use in Middle English, in spellings such as consequentely, consequentliche, and consequently.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/consequently (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).