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  • past participle of ensue.
  • past tense form of ensue.
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ensued

American  
[en-sood] / ɛnˈsud /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of ensue.


Etymology

Origin of ensued

ensue ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Ensued, last week, furious dissensions among Indian politicians as to whether this offer should be accepted.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ensued a lively discussion about whether their instruments were clothing enough.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ensued a three-hour secret session which one delegate later told reporters was "wasted in wind."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ensued a weighty conference at the Presidential mansion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ensued the moment of strangers meeting: invisible antennae extended and touched;—at the contact, Cora's drew in, and she looked upon him without graciousness.

From The Flirt by Tarkington, Booth

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