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Meaning of 'ensue' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ensue [ v. i.]
- To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.
2 . Ensue [ v. t.]
- To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake.

Meaning of 'ensue' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ensue [ v]
Meaning (1):
- issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
Example in sentence:
  • result in tragedy

Nearby Words:

ens ensafe ensample ensanguine ensate enscale ensconce ensconced ensconcing enseal

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