Associations to the word «Ensue»

Wiktionary

ENSUE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). [15th-17th c.]
ENSUE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th-17th c.]
ENSUE, verb. (intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

ENSUE, verb. Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.