Language tip of the week: consequence

In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g. spelling, grammar, collocation, synonyms, etc.

This week’s language tip helps with common collocations of the noun consequence:

Adjectives frequently used with the noun consequence
▪ dire, disastrous, fatal, inevitable, serious, tragic, unforeseen, unfortunate

Verbs frequently used with the noun consequence
▪ accept, consider, face, suffer, take