"ensue" meaning in English

See ensue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈsuː/ [US], /ɪnˈsjuː/ [UK], /ɛnˈsjʉː/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ensue.wav [UK] Forms: ensue [canonical], ensues [third-person, singular], ensued [past], ensued [past, participle], ensuing [present, participle]
Etymology: en- + sue Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|en|sue}} en- + sue Head templates: {{verb|ensu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something ensues, it happens after or is the result of something.
    Sense id: simple-ensue-en-verb-vDTT7Uci Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with en-
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