Ensuing

Ensuing
Ensue En*sue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ensuing}.] [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi to pursue. See {Sue}.] To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] ``Seek peace, and ensue it.'' --1 Pet. iii. 11. [1913 Webster]

To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. --Golding. [1913 Webster]


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  • ensuing — I adjective after, following, later, next, posterior, resultant, resulting, subsequent, succeeding, successive, sequential II index ancillary (subsidiary), consecutive, derivative …   Law dictionary

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  • ensuing — en|su|ing [ınˈsju:ıŋ US ˈsu: ] adj [only before noun] happening after a particular action or event, especially as a result of it the ensuing battle/conflict/debate etc ▪ In the ensuing fighting, two students were killed. the ensuing… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ensuing — en|su|ing [ ın suıŋ ] adjective an ensuing event or activity happens after something else, often as a result of it: The guards returned fire, and the ensuing gunfight lasted all day. a. an ensuing period of time comes after the time or event that …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ensuing — adjective (only before noun) happening after a particular action or event, especially as a result of it: the ensuing battle/argument/panic etc: Japan attacked Port Arthur and in the ensuing Russo Japanese war the Russians were defeated. | the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ensuing — UK [ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ] / US [ɪnˈsuɪŋ] adjective [often before noun] a) an ensuing event or activity happens after something else, often as a result of it The guards returned fire, and the ensuing gunfight lasted all day. b) an ensuing period of time… …   English dictionary

  • ensuing — adjective Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event. We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror. Syn: concomitant …   Wiktionary

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