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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈkõː.sɛ.kʷɔr]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈkɔn.se.kʷor]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''cōnsequor''' (present infinitive cōnsequī, perfect active cōnsecūtus sum or cōnsequūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is from [[con-]] “with, fully” and [[sequor]] “to follow”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL)^(Etymonline) Manuscripts have ⟨consequt-⟩ and ⟨consequut-⟩ forms.^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ The OLD's earliest citations are from Plautus, of following and attending.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant to follow, attend, as in Plautus, and in Cicero to pursue, overtake, keep pace with.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Terence it meant to follow in time, and of events to overtake a person, and in Cicero to follow in sequence and as a consequence, to ensue.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant to grasp with the mind, to express fully in words, to aim at, achieve, win, and to equal someone.^(OLD 2012) From Plautus it meant to achieve, and to follow advice or an example.^(OLD 2012)
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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to obtain, follow, pursue.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in Italian ''conseguire'' and Spanish ''conseguir'', and Medieval Latin ''cōnsecūtīvus'' from its participle gave [[en|consecutive]] in the 1610s.^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of following.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of following in time.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of a consequence and of achieving.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 1610s – English ''consecutive'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To follow; to attend; to pursue.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To overtake; to keep pace with.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To follow in time or sequence.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To follow as a consequence, [[m|en|ensue]].^(OLD 2012)
+ # Of events, to overtake (a person).^(OLD 2012)
+ # To grasp; to express fully.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To aim at; to achieve; to succeed.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To gain, win.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To equal.^(OLD 2012)
+ # To follow (advice, an example).^(OLD 2012)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[cōnsecūtiō]]
+ * [[cōnsequentia]]
+ * [[consequius]]
+ * [[incōnsequēns]]
+ * [[cōnsequēns]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[sequor]]
+ * [[en|consequence]]
+ * [[en|consecutive]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}