Čo znamená consequence v angličtine a aká je definícia consequence?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť consequence výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

consequence Význam & definícia

0 a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient:
- Not making a will can have serious consequences for your children and other family members.
- Scientists think it is unlikely that any species will actually become extinct as a consequence of the oil spill.
- I told the hairdresser to do what she wanted to my hair, and look at the consequences!
- Well, if you insist on eating so much, you'll have to suffer/take (= accept and deal with) the consequences!
- The money was of little consequence to Tony.
1 a result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result:
- For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious.
2 the condition of having a lasting effect; importance:
- Last summer there were 15 hurricanes, but only one was of any consequence.

The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.
He left as a direct consequence of what she said.
The drought has had devastating consequences.
The government is trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse.
He always makes snap decisions and never thinks about their consequences.
The points of view of individual writers are as a consequence their own, and do not reflect the opinion of the editorial board.
In practice the pace of expenditure and deficit reduction was in advance of that planned and as a consequence tax relaxation was possible.
The abolitionist was, constitutionally speaking, neither officer nor prisoner and as a consequence may stand for the ordinary citizen - "society," the people at large.