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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•sue /ɛnˈsu/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -sued, -su•ing. - to follow in order;
come directly afterward:An argument ensued after the meeting.
en•su•ing, adj. [before a noun]:In the ensuing year business improved. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•sue (en so̅o̅′),USA pronunciation v.i., -sued, -su•ing. - to follow in order;
come afterward, esp. 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.
- Anglo-French ensuer (cognate with Old French ensui(v)re). See en-1, sue
- Middle English ensuen 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See follow.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged issue, arise, flow.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ensue /ɪnˈsjuː/ vb ( -sues, -suing, -sued)- (intransitive) to follow; come next or afterwards
- (intransitive) to follow or occur as a consequence; result
- (transitive) obsolete to pursue
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en-1 + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī |