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- Dictionaryen·sue/inˈso͞o/
verb
- 1. happen or occur afterward or as a result: "the difficulties that ensued from their commitment to Cuba"
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The meaning of ENSUE is to strive to attain : pursue. How to use ensue in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ensue.
ENSUE definition: 1. to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: 2. to happen after something…. Learn more.
Ensue definition: to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession. See examples of ENSUE used in a sentence.
ENSUE meaning: 1. to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: 2. to happen after something…. Learn more.
If something happens after something else, it will ensue, meaning it will follow after or be the result. When a sneeze comes out, and he hears the "Achoo!," a "Bless you" or "Gesundheit" soon will ensue.
ensue in British English. (ɪnˈsjuː ) verb Word forms: -sues, -suing, -sued. 1. (intransitive) to follow; come next or afterwards. 2. (intransitive) to follow or occur as a consequence; result. 3. (transitive) obsolete. to pursue.
Definition of ensue verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. ensue. verb. /ɪnˈsjuː/ /ɪnˈsuː/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to happen after or as a result of another event synonym follow. An argument ensued. The riot police swooped in and chaos ensued. Topics Change, cause and effect c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
1. ( intr) to follow; come next or afterwards. 2. ( intr) to follow or occur as a consequence; result. 3. ( tr) obsolete to pursue. [C14: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en- 1 + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī]
To strive for; follow; pursue. Webster's New World. To happen as a consequence; result. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Golding. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Wiktionary. Synonyms: result. follow. attend. stem. proceed. flow. emanate. appear. eventuate arise. supervene. succeed. Antonyms: antecede.
ensue meaning, definition, what is ensue: to happen after or as a result of someth...: Learn more.
