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insue

insue is the archaic spelling 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

Forms of insue

third-person singular presentinsues
present participleinsuing
past participleinsued
pastinsued

Questions about insue

What is insue the archaic spelling of?
Insue is the archaic spelling of ensue.

Words near insue in the dictionary

  1. insudate
  2. insudates
  3. insudation
  4. insudations
  5. insudative
  6. insue
  7. insued
  8. insues
  9. insuetude
  10. insufferability
  11. insufferable

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