How to pronounce consequence
American English pronunciation
KON-sih-kwens
- IPA
- /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns/
- Syllables
- KON · sih · kwens (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What consequence means
Something that happens because of what someone did
In a sentence: One consequence of staying up late was a very sleepy morning.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word meaning "a following," because a consequence follows what came before it.
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