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- Dictionaryensue/ɪnˈsjuː/
verb
- 1. happen or occur afterwards or as a result: "the difficulties which ensued from their commitment to Cuba"
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The meaning of ENSUE is to strive to attain : pursue. How to use ensue in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ensue.
ENSUE definition: 1. to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: 2. to happen after something…. Learn more.
1. to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession. As the days ensued, he recovered his strength. 2. to follow as a consequence; result. When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues. SYNONYMS 1, 2. See follow. 2.
Synonyms for ENSUE: follow, supersede, replace, supplant, displace, supervene, succeed, postdate; Antonyms of ENSUE: precede, predate, antedate.
ENSUE meaning: 1. to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: 2. to happen after something…. Learn more.
Check pronunciation: ensue. Definition of ensue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To strive for; follow; pursue. Webster's New World. To happen as a consequence; result. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Golding. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Wiktionary. Synonyms: result. follow. attend. stem. proceed. flow. emanate. appear. eventuate arise. supervene. succeed. Antonyms: antecede.
There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ensue, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
en•sue (en so̅o̅′), v.i., -sued, -su•ing. to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength. to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues. Anglo-French ensuer (cognate with Old French ensui (v) re). See en - 1, sue.
If something happens after something else, it will ensue, meaning it will follow after or be the result. When a sneeze comes out, and he hears the "Achoo!," a "Bless you" or "Gesundheit" soon will ensue. One way to remember the verb ensue is to rhyme it with "due."
