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|cell style="width: 25%"| '''TRANSITION WORD''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | |cell style="width: 25%"| '''TRANSITION WORD''' ||cell style="width: 50%" |'''TRANSLATION(s) / SYNONYMS''' | ||
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| Accordingly || as a result, consequently | | Accordingly || as a result, consequently, hence, therefore, thus; may also mean "correspondingly" | ||
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| Additionally / In addition / In addition to / additionally || also, as well, furthermore, moreover | |||
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| Afterward || next, subsequently, then | | Afterward || next, subsequently, then | ||
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| Also || additionally, as well, | | Also || additionally, as well, furthermore, moreover; may also mean "equally" | ||
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| As a result || Accordingly, consequently, correspondingly, hence, therefore; | | As a result || Accordingly, consequently, correspondingly, hence, therefore; | ||
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| Finally || eventually, at the end, in conclusion | | Finally || eventually, at the end, in conclusion | ||
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| For || | | For || "having a purpose", a reason (note: "for" is a preposition, so it is more likely to be used as "for this reason") | ||
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| For example || | | For example || for instance, like, such as | ||
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| For instance || | | For instance || as an example, for example, such as | ||
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| For these reasons || | | For these reasons || because, because of, due to, since | ||
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| Fortunately || | | Fortunately || "good thing that"; happily, luckily, thankfully | ||
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| Furthermore || | | Furthermore || additionally, also, as well, moreover | ||
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| Hence || | | Hence || accordingly, consequently, for this reason, that being the case, therefore, thus | ||
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| In | | In broad terms || generally, | ||
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| In | | In conclusion || to sum up, | ||
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| In | | In effect || | ||
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| In | | In fact || "as a matter of fact", "that is to say" | ||
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| In | | In other words || "explained differently" | ||
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| | | Indeed || "as a matter of fact" | ||
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| | | Like || for instance, likewise, similar to | ||
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| | | Likewise || "by the same token," like, similarly, the same as | ||
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| | | Moreover || additionally, as well, furthermore | ||
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| | | Similarly || comparably, correspondingly, likewise | ||
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| | | Specifically || particularly, precisely | ||
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| | | Subsequently || after, next, then, thereafter, thereupon | ||
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| | | Then || after, next, thereafter, thereupon, subsequently | ||
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| | | Therefore || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, thus | ||
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| Thus || accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, therefore, | |||
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| Alternatively || | | Alternatively || on the other hand, conversely, in contrast | ||
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| | | Although || despite the fact, even though, however, not withstanding, while | ||
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| | | At any rate || anyhow, anyway, in any event, nevertheless | ||
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| | | Besides || apart from, aside from, not including, on top of that; may also mean "except for" | ||
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| | | By contrast || compared to, next to | ||
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| | | Conversely || alternatively, on the other hand | ||
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| | | Despite / Despite this || in spite of, regardless of, though, "without being affected by"; also may mean "in contrast to" | ||
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| | | However || but, yet, although, | ||
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| In | | In any case || whatever happens, anyway | ||
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| | | In contrast || by comparison, conversely, the opposite, | ||
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| | | Instead || alternatively, rather, in place of | ||
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| | | Meanwhile || for the time being, for now | ||
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| | | Nevertheless || "yes, but"; at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any event, nonetheless, yet | ||
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| | | Nonetheless || "yes, but"; in spite of, nevertheless, regardless, yet | ||
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| On the other hand || | | On one hand / On the other hand || = suggests a contrast | ||
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| Regardless || | | Regardless || anyway, all the same, despite just the same, still | ||
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| Though || | | Though || despite, even though, "for all that" | ||
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| Whatever | | Whatever || "at all" (as in "whatever good it does") | ||
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| Whether || | | Whether || = sets up a comparison or contrast ("whether or not I go...") | ||
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| While || | | While || whereas (a contrast) | ||
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| Yet || | | Yet || although, even so, however, just the same, in spite of, nevertheless, nonetheless, still | ||
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