ensue

[ en-soo ]
/ ɛnˈsu /
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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 ensue

1350–1400; Middle English ensuen < Anglo-French ensuer (cognate with Old French ensui(v)re). See en-1, sue

SYNONYMS FOR ensue

1, 2 See follow.
2 issue, arise, flow.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ensue

en·su·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby ensue

enspell, ensphere, enspirit, enstatite, enstrophe, ensue, ensuing, ensure, enswathe, ent, ent-

Words related to ensuingly

then, afterwards, eventually, thereafter, later, soon, next, late, subsequently, after, behind, ultimately, latterly, intra, thereon

British Dictionary definitions for ensuingly

ensue
/ (ɪnˈsjuː) /

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 ensue

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