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Added 3 October 2026

ensue

/ɪnˈsjuː/ verb

Latin root: īnsequere Wiktionary

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To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.

Origin

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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