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seuraus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • consequence noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
  • consequent adj Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
  • corollary noun A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
  • effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  • outcome noun The result or effect of an action, event, or process.
  • repercussion noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
  • result verb To happen as a consequence of something else.

Senses

seuraus is used for these senses in English:

  • consequence An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
  • consequence conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
  • consequence (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
  • consequent An event which follows another.
  • corollary (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
  • effect (sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
  • outcome (chiefly, sport) The scoreline; the result.
  • repercussion A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

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.

consequent — full definition

  1. adj Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
  2. adj Of or pertaining to consequences.
  3. adj Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

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