ensue

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈsuː/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈsjuː/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
verb
C1

to happen after something else, often as a result of it

After the loud noise, a period of silence ensued.

translation

v. to happen after something else, often as a result of it

Word Forms

3rd Present ensues
Past ensued
Perfect ensued
Progressive ensuing

Similar Words