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ensueth

ensueth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Origin of ensueth

ensue + -eth

Questions about ensueth

What is ensueth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ensueth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ensue.

Words near ensueth in the dictionary

  1. ensuant
  2. ensue
  3. ensued
  4. ensues
  5. ensuest
  6. ensueth
  7. ensuing
  8. ensuingly
  9. ensuite
  10. ensuites
  11. ensurance

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