ensue
verb/ɪnˈsjuː/
/ɪnˈsuː/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ensue | /ɪnˈsjuː/ /ɪnˈsuː/ |
| he / she / it ensues | /ɪnˈsjuːz/ /ɪnˈsuːz/ |
| past simple ensued | /ɪnˈsjuːd/ /ɪnˈsuːd/ |
| past participle ensued | /ɪnˈsjuːd/ /ɪnˈsuːd/ |
| -ing form ensuing | /ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsuːɪŋ/ |
- to happen after or as a result of another event synonym follow
- An argument ensued.
- The riot police swooped in and chaos ensued.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEnsue is used with these nouns as the subject:- argument
- battle
- chaos
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as insue): from Old French ensivre, from Latin insequi, based on sequi ‘follow’.Want to learn more?
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