to ensue
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5.8
- verb
- /ɪnˈsu/
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producirse
- I cannot risk the global panic that would ensue if this were to become public.
- a discussion ensued
- chaos ensued
- a debate ensued
And he gets on there and craziness ensues.
- And he gets on there and craziness ensues.
- If you have three bodies, chaos ensues.
- Chaos ensues, bad things start happening you hadn't foreseen.
- Sharp words are spoken and a crisis ensues.
- Again, no spoilers, but somehow these two cross paths and chaos ensues.
- Somebody, you know, all kinds of complications always ensue.
- And you know, once again, comedy ensues.
- Raise of hands who loves their family, but shenanigans will ensue at Thanksgiving.
- Alice and the other women stood firm and the battle ensued that afternoon across the road, Parliament Square.
- It's something that ensues when you do the right things.
Examples
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While the boy unsaddled the horses, a quiet discussion ensued over what the tip should be.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's something that ensues when you do the right things.
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And dialogue is the resolution not of the problems, but the conflicts that ensue from different points of view.
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At the same time, if untoward political events do not ensue, why have them at all?
Academic text (1991) -
When they do, a form of identity confusion may ensue, but it is an unmistakable sign of success.
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And that's where you come in. The ensuing conversation lasted for more than an hour.
Fiction book (1991) -
When will people wake up and realize that everywhere Spider-Man goes, chaos and calamity ensue?
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They're beginning to understand that it's the ensuing news of our actions that incites support.
Fiction book (1991) -
Background information from completing a task should provide needed concepts and generalizations for ensuing learning.
Academic text (2011) -
If you don't follow the safety guidelines, accidents may ensue as a consequence.
Synonyms
966
1.6
To happen because of something and lead to an outcome
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9.1
To happen as a result of something
Antonyms
How Consequent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ensue comes from the Latin root sequi ('to follow'), the same root you see in sequence and sequel. So, when something ensues, it 'follows' what happened before, often as a result.