consequent — See subsequent. See subsequent, consequent … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
subsequent — See subsequent, consequent … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
conséquent — conséquent, ente [ kɔ̃sekɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1361; lat. consequens, de consequi « suivre » 1 ♦ Qui agit ou raisonne avec esprit de suite. ⇒ cohérent, 2. logique. Être conséquent avec ses principes, dans ses actions. 2 ♦ Vieilli CONSÉQUENT À... : qui … Encyclopédie Universelle
consequent — consequent, consequential 1. Consequent is used either attributively or with on or upon and means ‘resulting, following in time’, with an element of causation that is not present in the purely temporal word subsequent: • He does not mention the… … Modern English usage
consequent — [adj] resultant consistent, ensuing, following, indirect, inferable, intelligent, logical, rational, reasonable, resulting, sensible, sequential, sound, subsequent, successive, understandable; concepts 537,548 Ant. beginning, causal, commencing,… … New thesaurus
subsequent — [adj] after consecutive, consequent, consequential, ensuing, following, later, next, posterior, postliminary, proximate, resultant, resulting, sequent, sequential, serial, subsequential, succeeding, successional, successive; concepts 585,820 Ant … New thesaurus
subsequent — sub|se|quent W2 [ˈsʌbsıkwənt] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of subsequi to follow closely , from sequi to follow ] happening or coming after something else →↑consequent ▪ These skills were passed on to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
consequent — 1. adjective a) Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more. b) Of or pertaining to consequences. See Also: consequence, antecedent, subseq … Wiktionary
subsequent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. succeeding, following, sequent, later, ensuing, consequent. See sequence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. succeeding, consequent, after; see following . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. following,… … English dictionary for students
consequent — con|se|quent [ˈkɔnsıkwənt US ˈka:n ] adj [usually before noun] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of consequi, from com ( COM ) + sequi to follow ] happening as a result of a particular event or situation ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
