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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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Ensue

En*sue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing.] [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi to pursue. See Sue.] To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek peace, and ensue it." --1 Pet. iii. 11.

To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. --Golding.

Ensue

En*sue"\, v. i. To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.

So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. --Pope.

Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. --I. Taylor.

Syn: To follow; pursue; succeed. See Follow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : ensue
Spanish: resultar (de), sobrevenir,
German: folgen,
Japanese: 続いて起こる
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ensue 
1398, from O.Fr. ensivre "follow close upon," from L.L. insequere, from L. insequi "to pursue," from in- "upon" + sequi "follow" (see sequel).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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