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Ensued - 2 dictionary results

en⋅sue

  [en-soo]
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–verb (used without object), -sued, -su⋅ing.
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ensuen < AF ensuer (c. OF ensui(v)re). See en- 1 , sue

Related forms:
en⋅su⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. See follow. 2. issue, arise, flow.
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en·sue   (ěn-sōō')   
intr.v.   en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues
  1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow.
  2. To take place subsequently.

[Middle English ensuen, from Old French ensuivre, ensu-, from Vulgar Latin *īnsequere, from Latin īnsequī, to follow closely : in-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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