ensue
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (Australia) IPA: /ɛnˈsjʉː/
- (British) IPA: /ɪnˈsjuː/, IPA: /ɪnˈʃuː/, IPA: /ɛnˈsjuː/, IPA: /ɛnˈʃuː/
- (America) IPA: /ɪnˈsuː/
ensue (ensues, present participle ensuing; past and past participle ensued)
- (obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). [15th-17th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
- to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew, / Seeking aduentures [...].
- To ensue his example in doing the like mischief.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
- (obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th-17th c.]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.11:
- Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation!
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.11:
- (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. [from 16th c.]
- Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
- (to follow) carry out, follow, pursue
- (to be subsequent to) come after, follow; see also Thesaurus:succeed
- (to occur afterwards) arise, follow
- French: résulter, découler
- German: folgen, ansetzen, erfolgen, nachfolgen, resultieren, sich ergeben, sich einstellen, eintreten, ansetzen
- Italian: seguire, conseguire
- Portuguese: resultar, seguir-se
- Russian: сле́довать
- Spanish: seguirse, resultar
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