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důsledek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aftermath noun The period or situation that results from a significant, usually damaging, event.
  • consequence noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
  • corollary noun A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
  • result verb To happen as a consequence of something else.

Senses

důsledek is used for these senses in English:

  • aftermath That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
  • consequence An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
  • consequence (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
  • corollary (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
  • result That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.

consequence — full definition

  1. noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
  2. noun Importance or significance.
  3. verb To impose a specific penalty or negative outcome on someone, especially a child, for misbehaviour.

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