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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈsjuː/ [UK], /ɪnˈʃuː/ [UK], /ɛnˈsjuː/ [UK], /ɛnˈʃuː/ [UK], /ɪnˈsuː/ [Canada, US], /enˈsjʉː/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ensue.wav Forms: ensues [present, singular, third-person], ensuing [participle, present], ensued [participle, past], ensued [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Old French ensu-, stem of some conjugated forms of ensuivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{uder|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{lang|fro|ensu-}} ensu-, {{uder|en|la|īnsequere}} Latin īnsequere Head templates: {{en-verb}} ensue (third-person singular simple present ensues, present participle ensuing, simple past and past participle ensued)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). Tags: obsolete, transitive
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  2. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms (to be subsequent to): come after
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  3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to occur afterwards): arise, follow Translations (to occur as consequence): последвам (posledvam) (Bulgarian), 接踵而來 (Chinese Mandarin), 接踵而来 (jiēzhǒngérlái) (Chinese Mandarin), následovat (Czech), vyplývat (Czech), plynout (Czech), følge (Danish), erop volgen (Dutch), daarop volgen (Dutch), rezulti (Esperanto), sekvi (Esperanto), seurata (Finnish), olla seurauksena (Finnish), résulter (French), découler (French), გაყოლა (gaq̇ola) (Georgian), folgen (German), ansetzen (German), erfolgen (German), nachfolgen (German), resultieren (German), sich ergeben (German), sich einstellen (German), eintreten (German), επακολουθώ (epakolouthó) (Greek), következik (Hungarian), származik (Hungarian), ered (Hungarian), seguire (Italian), conseguire (Italian), 続く (tsuzuku) (Japanese), etterfølge (Norwegian Bokmål), wynikać (Polish), następować (Polish), resultar (Portuguese), seguir-se (Portuguese), сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (Russian), slijediti (Serbo-Croatian), seguirse (Spanish), resultar (Spanish), sobrevenir (Spanish), avenir (Spanish), advenir (Spanish), ocurrir (Spanish), acontecer (Spanish), acaecer (Spanish), subseguir (Spanish), bli följden (Swedish), ardından gelmek (Turkish), doğmak (Turkish), izlemek (Turkish), sonradan gelmek (Turkish), sonucu olmak (Turkish), takip etmek (Turkish), theo sau (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ensue-en-verb-LIL68F8K Disambiguation of 'to occur afterwards': 0 3 97 Disambiguation of 'to occur as consequence': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: follow, succeed Synonyms (to follow): carry out, follow, pursue Derived forms: ensuable
Disambiguation of 'to follow': 47 46 8

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Alternative forms

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          "word": "découler"
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          "word": "გაყოლა"
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          "word": "続く"
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          "sense": "to occur as consequence",
          "word": "sobrevenir"
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          "sense": "to occur as consequence",
          "word": "avenir"
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          "word": "advenir"
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          "sense": "to occur as consequence",
          "word": "ocurrir"
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          "word": "acontecer"
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          "word": "acaecer"
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    "Terms with Greek translations",
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    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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    "Terms with Polish translations",
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          "text": "After ſo bad a beginning, whats like to inſue?",
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          "ref": "1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, page 705:",
          "text": "Nor, having married coach and bogie design successfully, does it follow that good riding will ensue, whatever the track carrying it—as the performance of B.R. standard coaches on flat-bottom, concrete-sleepered track bears witness.",
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        "(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posledvam",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "последвам"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "接踵而來"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "jiēzhǒngérlái",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "接踵而来"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "následovat"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "vyplývat"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "plynout"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "følge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "erop volgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "daarop volgen"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "rezulti"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sekvi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "seurata"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "olla seurauksena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "résulter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "découler"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaq̇ola",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "გაყოლა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "folgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "ansetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "erfolgen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "nachfolgen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "resultieren"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sich ergeben"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sich einstellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "eintreten"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "ansetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epakolouthó",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "επακολουθώ"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "következik"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "származik"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "ered"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "seguire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "conseguire"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuzuku",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "続く"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "etterfølge"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "wynikać"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "następować"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "resultar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "seguir-se"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "сле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "slijediti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "seguirse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "resultar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sobrevenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "avenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "advenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "ocurrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "acontecer"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "acaecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "subseguir"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "bli följden"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "ardından gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "doğmak"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "izlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sonradan gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "sonucu olmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "takip etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to occur as consequence",
      "word": "theo sau"
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  ],
  "word": "ensue"
}

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