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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-soo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsu |
Definition of ensue
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French ensu-, past participle stem of ensivre "follow close upon, come afterward," from Late Latin insequere, from Latin insequi "to pursue, follow, follow after; come next," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Related: Ensued; ensues; ensuing.
- verb start to happen; come to pass
- To the whole audience, in response to the laughter sure to ensue.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- Consequences easy to foresee did, as a matter of fact, ensue.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
- Thither I bent my steps, half fearing, half hoping, what might ensue.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- Little did we foresee the tremendous results which were to ensue from that meeting!
- Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
- And in such case should not I be answerable for any mischief which might ensue?
- Extract from : « Frank Fairlegh » by Frank E. Smedley
- On the 9th day of the 2d month "fish is not to be eaten or sickness will ensue."
- Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
- And then I shuddered as I pictured the bloodshed that might ensue.
- Extract from : « The Golden Magnet » by George Manville Fenn
- If protected by cavalry, then probably a cavalry combat will ensue.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 » by Various
- They saw the perils that might ensue of going on pilgrimage.
- Extract from : « Sermons on the Card and Other Discourses » by Hugh Latimer
- How it is all to be done I have not been informed, but you can imagine the chaos that can ensue.
- Extract from : « Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie » by George Brenton Laurie
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