infolgedessen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnfɔlɡəˈdɛsn̩/
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Adverb

infolgedessen

  1. consequently, hence, as a result
    • 1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 68:
      K. hatte sich entschlossen, mehr zu beobachten als zu reden, infolgedessen verzichtete er auf die Verteidigung wegen seines angeblichen Zuspätkommens und sagte bloß: „Mag ich zu spät gekommen sein, jetzt bin ich hier.“
      K. had decided to observe more than speak, consequently he abstained from the defense about his alleged coming late and only said: : „May I have come too late, now I am here.“

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