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(ɪnsjuː, US -suː)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense ensues, present participle ensuing, past tense, past participle ensued
verb [no cont]
If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result of it.
If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue. [VERB]
A brief but embarrassing silence ensued. [VERB]
Synonyms: follow, result, develop, succeed More Synonyms of ensue

ensue in British English

(ɪnˈsjuː)
verbWord forms: -sues, -suing or -sued
1. (intransitive)
to follow; come next or afterwards
2. (intransitive)
to follow or occur as a consequence; result
3. (transitive) obsolete
to pursue
Word origin
C14: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en-1 + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī

ensue in American English

(ɛnˈsu; ɛnˈsju; ɪnˈsu; ɪnˈsju)
verb intransitiveWord forms: enˈsued or enˈsuing
1. 
to come afterward; follow immediately
2. 
to happen as a consequence; result
verb transitive
3.  Archaic
to strive for; follow; pursue
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈfollow
Word origin
ME ensuen < stem of OFr ensuivre < VL *insequere < L insequi < in- + sequi, to follow: see sequent

Examples of 'ensue' in a sentence
ensue

A battle ensued over which should remain.
The Sun (2017)
A bitter custody battle ensued.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The outcome of the ensuing battle at the bridge was predictable.
Hibbert, Christopher Red Coats and Rebels - the war for America 1770-1781 (1990)
The ensuing decades brought her worldwide acclaim.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The ensuing battle for survival contains some of the most original special effects seen on screen.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 Chaos and violence ensued as miners trampled over each other in the rush.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the ensuing decades have votes for women led to better policies for women?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The "red shirts" offered resistance and street battles ensued.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
And these twin currents would twist together throughout the ensuing decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
European settlers nearly wiped them out and mass battles ensued with cowboys.
The Sun (2012)
It is a straightforward economic shock of the kind that usually ensues when a country abruptly changes political path.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other parents may find the blissful closeness of the nursing year painfully disrupted by the ensuing battle of wills.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)
Roads were closed and chaos ensued.
The Sun (2016)
We used to read together this masterpiece about the chaos that ensues in a family home when a tiger comes for tea.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When that happens, no one takes responsibility and chaos ensues.
The Sun (2006)
This is hard, because so much has happened in the ensuing decade to modify our reactions.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In the ensuing chaos, not only defenders but a great many townspeople were killed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It had initially talked of opening at least 400 stores in the country over the ensuing decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the chaos that ensued, the family used false documents and fled north.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
 Chaos ensued and the opportunity of a career-best finish had gone.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A sense of panic usually ensues.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the ensuing decade, there were 20 of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
ensue

British English: ensue VERB
If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result of it.
He caught up with them and a struggle ensued.
  • American English: ensue
  • Brazilian Portuguese: subseguir-se
  • Chinese: 随即发生
  • European Spanish: seguir
  • French: s'ensuivre
  • German: folgen
  • Italian: seguire
  • Japanese: 続いて起こる
  • Korean: 뒤따르다
  • European Portuguese: subseguir-se
  • Latin American Spanish: seguir

(verb) 
Definition
to occur as a consequence
A brief but violent scuffle ensued.
Synonyms
follow
If the explanation is right, two things will follow.
result
Many hair problems result from what you eat.
develop
a problem which developed from a leg injury
succeed
He succeeded Trajan as emperor in AD 117.
proceed
Does Othello's downfall proceed from a flaw in his character?
arise
if a problem arises later in pregnancy
stem
derive
come after
roll up
issue
A tinny voice issued from a speaker.
befall
flow
Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.
come next
come to pass (archaic)
Everything I said about the game came to pass that night.
supervene
be consequent on
turn out or up
Opposites
lead,
introduce
,
precede
,
usher
,
pave the way
,
go before
,
come first
,
go ahead of
,
antecede
,
forerun

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arise
Definition
to come into notice
if a problem arises later in pregnancy
Synonyms
happen,
start,
begin,
follow,
issue,
result,
appear,
develop,
emerge,
occur,
spring,
set in,
stem,
originate,
ensue,
come about,
commence,
come to light,
emanate,
crop up (informal),
come into being,
materialize
in the sense of come to pass
Everything I said about the game came to pass that night.
Synonyms
happen,
develop,
occur,
take place,
come up,
fall out,
roll up,
befall
in the sense of develop
Definition
to follow as a result of something
a problem which developed from a leg injury
Synonyms
result,
follow,
arise,
issue,
happen,
spring,
stem,
derive,
break out,
ensue,
come about,
be a direct result of

Nearby words of
ensue

  • enslave
  • enslavement
  • ensnare
  • ensue
  • ensuing
  • ensure
  • entail

Synonyms of 'ensue'

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