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następstwo — 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.

Senses

następstwo 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.
  • corollary (mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.
  • sequela (medicine) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.

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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