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en·sue       [en-soo] Pronunciation Key
–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')  Pronunciation Key 
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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ensuing

adjective
following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction" 

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