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verb (used without object), en·sued, en·su·ing.to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength. to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues. Origin of ensueFirst recorded in 1450–1500; Middle English ensuen, from Anglo-French ensuer, cognate with Old French ensui(v)re. See en-1, sue SYNONYMS FOR ensue1, 2 2 issue, arise, flow. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ensue ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for ensue1, 2. See follow. OTHER WORDS FROM ensueen·su·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby ensueenspell, ensphere, enspirit, enstatite, enstrophe, ensue, ensuing, en suite, ensure, enswathe, ENT Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ensueShe wants a “hagiography,” and the conflicts and confusions that ensue provide The Last Word with its comic momentum. A Novel About a Novelist ‘Like’ Naipaul|Edward Platt|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST These were the sorts of measures that the other negotiators expected to ensue at future stages of the normalization process. Why France Is to Blame for Blocking the Iran Nuclear Agreement|Christopher Dickey|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST The minute you undermine the insurance, or dilute it, a bank run might ensue. Cyprus on Fire? Blame the German Bullies.|Daniel Gross|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST However skeptical of their new president, peace is exactly what many Mexicans are hoping will ensue. Mexico: Allegations of Fraud Follow Peña Nieto|Teresa Puente|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Barack Obama, in his second term, cannot be absent if any real peace process is to ensue. From Tahrir To Tel Aviv|H.A. Hellyer|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST The loss of life which both Max and Dale feared might ensue from the realization of their plans was thus brought to a minimum. Two Daring Young Patriots|W. P. Shervill Eczema of the tongue may ensue as a sequel of prolonged cutaneous eczema (De Mussy43). A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various When the attention begins to flag, the tendency is for the vessels to contract, and for sleep to ensue. Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond So for the biologist, very much as for the theologian, whenever life takes a residence, death must ensue sooner or later. The Will to Doubt|Alfred H. Lloyd These symptoms may be sudden in their occurrence, whence acute acetonmia, or they may ensue slowly. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
British Dictionary definitions for ensue
verb -sues, -suing or -sued(intr) to follow; come next or afterwards (intr) to follow or occur as a consequence; result (tr) obsolete to pursue Word Origin for ensueC14: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en- 1 + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ensueemanate, come up, befall, turn out, arise, occur, derive, develop, appear, attend, flow, eventuate, stem, succeed, result, follow, issue, supervene, proceed, turn up |