ensue
/ɪnˈsuː/ verb C2- To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. · Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
He/she/it ensues · Past ensued · Past participle ensued · -ing form ensuing
Verb forms
- Base form
- ensue
- He/she/it
- ensues
- Past
- ensued
- Past participle
- ensued
- -ing form
- ensuing
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No one at Villefort’s doubted that a duel would ensue from it.
“Yes, Miss Elizabeth, you will have the honour of seeing Lady Catherine de Bourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and I need not say you will be delighted with her.
A short dialogue on the subject of the country ensued, on either side calm and concise--and soon put an end to by the entrance of Charlotte and her sister, just returned from their walk.
Darcy only smiled; and the general pause which ensued made Elizabeth tremble lest her mother should be exposing herself again.
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