- the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier: The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
- an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome.
- the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference.
- importance or significance: a matter of no consequence.
- importance in rank or position; distinction: a man of great consequence in art.
- consequently; as a result; hence: He withdrew from the world, and in consequence was forgotten.
- as a result of; on account of: A trial was held in consequence of the investigation.
- a result or effect of some previous occurrence
- an unpleasant result (esp in the phrase take the consequences)
- significance or importance
- logic
- a conclusion reached by reasoning
- the conclusion of an argument
- the relations between the conclusion and the premises of a valid argument
- the relation between an effect and its cause
- as a result
