Dictionary

ensue en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈʃuː/ (UK)
• /ɛnˈʃuː/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /enˈsjʉː/ (Australia)
• /ɛnˈsjuː/ (UK)
• /ɪnˈsjuː/ (UK)
• /ɪnˈsuː/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Old French ensu-, stem of some conjugated forms of ensuivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel).

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
   • to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew, / Seeking aduentures [...]. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
   • To ensue his example in doynge the like mischiefe. 1606, G. W. Justine, transl., The Historie of Justine:
2. (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
   • Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation! 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.11:
3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
   • Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
   • Nor, having married coach and bogie design successfully, does it follow that good riding will ensue, whatever the track carrying it—as the performance of B.R. standard coaches on flat-bottom, concrete-sleepered track bears witness. 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, in Trains Illustrated, page 705:
   • After ſo bad a beginning, whats like to inſue? 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:

Forms

Deriveds

ensuable

Synonyms

follow (to occur afterwards) · follow (to follow) · follow · carry out (to follow) · pursue (to follow) · arise (to occur afterwards) · come after (to be subsequent to)

Translations (57)

eo sekvi (to occur as consequence) · pl następować (to occur as consequence) · es avenir (to occur as consequence) · de eintreten (to occur as consequence) · es resultar (to occur as consequence) · es subseguir (to occur as consequence) · ja 続く (to occur as consequence) · hu ered (to occur as consequence) · pl nastąpić (to occur as consequence) · vi theo sau (to occur as consequence) · pt resultar (to occur as consequence) · cmn 接踵而來 /接踵而来 (to occur as consequence) · hu származik (to occur as consequence) · ka გაყოლა (to occur as consequence) · de sich einstellen (to occur as consequence) · fi seurata (to occur as consequence) · tr takip etmek (to occur as consequence) · it seguire (to occur as consequence) · es acaecer (to occur as consequence) · nb etterfølge (to occur as consequence) · de ansetzen (to occur as consequence) · el επακολουθώ (to occur as consequence) · es acontecer (to occur as consequence) · es desatarse (to occur as consequence) · tr doğmak (to occur as consequence) · nl daarop volgen (to occur as consequence) · tr izlemek (to occur as consequence) · ru сле́довать (to occur as consequence) · pl wyniknąć (to occur as consequence) · tr sonucu olmak (to occur as consequence) · de folgen (to occur as consequence) · fr découler (to occur as consequence) · sh slijediti (to occur as consequence) · sv bli följden (to occur as consequence) · nl erop volgen (to occur as consequence) · it conseguire (to occur as consequence) · fr résulter (to occur as consequence) · es sobrevenir (to occur as consequence) · cs vyplývat (to occur as consequence) · pt seguir-se (to occur as consequence) · tr ardından gelmek (to occur as consequence) · hu következik (to occur as consequence) · es seguirse (to occur as consequence) · pl wynikać (to occur as consequence) · de sich ergeben (to occur as consequence) · es ocurrir después de (to occur as consequence) · tr sonradan gelmek (to occur as consequence) · de nachfolgen (to occur as consequence) · eo rezulti (to occur as consequence) · cs následovat (to occur as consequence) · de resultieren (to occur as consequence) · fi olla seurauksena (to occur as consequence) · de erfolgen (to occur as consequence) · da følge (to occur as consequence) · cs plynout (to occur as consequence) · bg последвам (to occur as consequence) · es advenir (to occur as consequence)