ensue
verbUK /ɪnˈsjuː/ · CA, US /ɪnˈsuː/
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).
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Obsolete 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:
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Obsolete 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:
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To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
- Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
- After ſo bad a beginning, whats like to inſue?1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
1 more example
- 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: