Definitions

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  • adjective subsequent, or occurring as a result.

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  • verb Present participle of ensue.
  • adjective Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

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  • adjective following immediately and as a result of what went before

Etymologies

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participle of ensue

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Examples

  • M.reover, the "violent effervescence" which he describes as ensuing on the latter being dropped into an acid, does not of necessity take place: in M. Guimet's finest variety, the brilliant ultramarine, acid produces little or no effervescence.

    Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field

  • I bought 2 more in ensuing years to increase our hunting territory.

    The Bow Show Goes Viral 2010

  • Cronkite was supposed to have a continuing relationship with the network, but it didn't work out that way, and in ensuing years he smarted at the way CBS rarely invited him back on its air.

    Iconic journalist Walter Cronkite dies at 92 2009

  • The constitutional experts consulted by the Yes on 1098 campaign say that the key precedents that led to the 1930s ruling have been overturned in ensuing decades.

    Is the High-Earners Income Tax Proposal Constitutional? Yes, but… « PubliCola 2010

  • One leading view, due by Dr. Warren as good as colleagues, suggests that over kick of neurons by a neurotransmitter glutamate is partly obliged for a brain dysfunction ensuing from a detriment of FMRP.

    Autism Related Disorders: Drosophila Drug Screen For Fragile X ... admin 2009

  • I bought 2 more in ensuing years to increase our hunting territory.

    The Bow Show Goes Viral 2010

  • One leading view, due by Dr. Warren as good as colleagues, suggests that over kick of neurons by a neurotransmitter glutamate is partly obliged for a brain dysfunction ensuing from a detriment of FMRP.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • Starting more than 30 years ago, the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth began following nearly 2,000 mathematically gifted adolescents, boys and girls, tracking their education and careers in ensuing decades.

    The freedom to say ‘no’ « Isegoria 2008

  • Although feedback has been positive, Haynes said NFL owners must evaluate whether to continue it in ensuing years.

    Hall notes: DeBartolo back in the NFL limelight 2008

  • When he won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize, so many thousands of copies sold that, according to rumor, LSU decided the press no longer needed financial support, causing budget confusion in ensuing years without a blockbuster.

    UP 2008

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  • My adjectival use: 'You must wait for the ensuing instructions.'

    August 22, 2011