ensue
verb/ɪnˈsjuː/UK/ɪnˈsuː/CA/enˈsjʉː/
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).
Definitions
To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
- to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew, / Seeking aduentures [...].
- To ensue his example in doynge the like mischiefe.
To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
- Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation!
To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
- Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
- After ſo bad a beginning, whats like to inſue?
- 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.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ensue. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA