单词 | concomitant |
释义 | concomitant (once / 4766 pages) adjn Concomitant means accompanying. If you run into someone that you have a crush on you might feel nervousness with a concomitant forgetfulness. Concomitant is one of those Latin-based words you can break down into little pieces: con means with, and comit means companion. So something that is concomitant is like the companion of the main event. If you start training really hard at the gym, the main effect is that you become stronger, but there are concomitant effects, like better circulation, or a rosy glow, or getting happy from all those endorphins you’re releasing. WORD FAMILYconcomitant: concomitance, concomitantly, concomitants+/concomitance: concomitances USAGE EXAMPLESThe state is growing quickly and our aging infrastructure can’t accommodate the concomitant population increase. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) A passing interest in flatulence, of all unlikely topics, links “The Children” to the concomitant work playing in the Royal Court’s studio-sized upstairs space. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) Only big, highly profitable multinational corporations tend to get these kind of bespoke deals and the concomitant attention. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj following or accompanying as a consequence Syn accompanying, attendant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent subsequent following in time or order 2n an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another Syn|Hypo|Hyper accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another backgroundrelatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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