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ensue

[ en-soo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.
Synonyms: proceed, arise, issue

ensue

/ ɪnˈsjuː /

Origin of ensue¹

First recorded in 1450–1500; Middle English ensuen, from Anglo-French ensuer, cognate with Old French ensui(v)re; en- ¹, sue

Origin of ensue¹

C14: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en- ¹+ suivre to follow, from Latin sequī

She wants a “hagiography,” and the conflicts and confusions that ensue provide The Last Word with its comic momentum.

There would be no end to the chaos that would ensue, making the country virtually ungovernable.

That was six years before the so-called biography law, but the row over Garrincha set the tone for the battles that would ensue.

These were the sorts of measures that the other negotiators expected to ensue at future stages of the normalization process.

Erdogan could be either a spoiler or catalyst if significant Israeli-Palestinian negotiations ensue.

If there is everywhere complete economic freedom, then there will ensue in consequence a régime of social justice.

In their view, if only this were accomplished blessings innumerable would ensue and all complaints would for ever cease.

These symptoms may be present in a variety of degrees, and in advanced cases even imbecility or paralysis may ensue.

If she should ask her mother, a string of questions would ensue, with "No" for a snapper.

It is obvious that between the ascetics of the monastery and the Classicists direct friction must ensue.

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