CONSEQUENTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consequently mean? 

• CONSEQUENTLY (adverb)
  The adverb CONSEQUENTLY has 2 senses:

1. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given

2. as a consequence

  Familiarity information: CONSEQUENTLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSEQUENTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

Synonyms:

accordingly; consequently

Context example:

continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor

Pertainym:

consequent (occurring with or following as a consequence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

As a consequence

Synonyms:

consequently; therefore

Context example:

he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held

Pertainym:

consequent (occurring with or following as a consequence)

 Context examples 

Consequently speaking, I am not at all afraid of going wherever I may wish, sir.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Following oral administration of ER 5-FC, the 5-FC is deaminated to its active metabolite 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). 5-FU replaces uracil during RNA synthesis, which consequently inhibits downstream protein synthesis.

(Extended Release Flucytosine, NCI Thesaurus)

She was stung by his words into realization of the puerility of her act, and yet she felt that he had magnified it unduly and was consequently resentful.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Donepezil reversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, thereby blocking the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and, consequently, increasing its activity.

(Donepezil, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a fine thing, reader, to be lifted in a moment from indigence to wealth—a very fine thing; but not a matter one can comprehend, or consequently enjoy, all at once.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Consequently, M A idiotypic determinants may have utility in the immunodiagnosis or immunotherapy of certain types of cancer.

(M A Idiotypic Determinants, NCI Thesaurus)

Litronesib selectively inhibits the activity of Eg5, which may result in mitotic disruption, apoptosis and consequently cell death in tumor cells that are actively dividing.

(Litronesib, NCI Thesaurus)

Consequently, shortage of mevalonate impedes the synthesis of downstream isoprenoids that are essential for protein prenylation.

(Apomine, NCI Thesaurus)

Consequently, prostaglandin synthesis is decreased, and prostaglandin-mediated activities are prevented, including pain, inflammation, fever and uterine contraction.

(Indomethacin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Cositecan stabilizes the cleavable complex between topoisomerase I and DNA, resulting in DNA breaks and consequently triggering apoptosis.

(Cositecan, NCI Thesaurus)