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ensued

ensued is the simple past and past participle of ensue.

Meaning of ensue

Verb

ensue (third-person singular simple present ensues, present participle ensuing, simple past and past participle ensued)

  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
  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
    Synonyms:
    come after
  3. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
    • Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.
    Synonyms:
    arise, follow

Questions about ensued

What is ensued the simple past and past participle of?
Ensued is the simple past and past participle of ensue.

Words near ensued in the dictionary

  1. enstyling
  2. ensuable
  3. ensuance
  4. ensuant
  5. ensue
  6. ensued
  7. ensues
  8. ensuest
  9. ensueth
  10. ensuing
  11. ensuingly

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