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- Dictionaryensuing/ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. occurring afterwards or as a result: "there were repeated clashes in the ensuing days"
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happening after or following something else: In the ensuing decades he specialized in neurology. Ensuing tests disclosed an irregular heartbeat. (Definition of ensuing from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of ensuing? Translations of ensuing.
to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued. Synonyms. follow (HAPPEN) result. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening. afoot. asynchronously. attendant. be at work idiom. ensuing. eventuate.
Ensuing definition: occurring after something else; subsequent or following. See examples of ENSUING used in a sentence.
happening after something and because of it: An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off. He lost his job and in the ensuing months became more and more depressed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening.
Jul 25, 2012 · verb. follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone. follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.
1. following subsequently or in order. 2. following or occurring as a consequence; resulting. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Ensuing means "coming right after, or as a result of something that happened." Ensuing is the adjective form of the verb ensue, which comes from the Old French ensuivre, which means "following in." We usually use it to show cause and effect.
