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to ensue

to ensue

96 5.8
Happen as a result of something
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈsu/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • And dialogue is the resolution not of the problems, but the conflicts that ensue from different points of view.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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

to result
vsto ensue
966 1.6

To happen because of something and lead to an outcome

refers to what follows as a consequence rather than the outcome itself
to eventuate
vsto ensue
  • Formal
1 9.1

To happen as a result of something

focuses on following directly as a consequence not only eventual outcome

Antonyms

2.3

Stop something from happening or someone from doing it

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

How Consequent

to ensue
96 5.8
to result
966 1.6
to stem
104 3.9
to arise
333 3.3
to follow
1.0

Surface Forms

ensue infinitive
ensuing present participle
ensues third person singular
ensued past
ensued past participle

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.