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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.
Ensuing definition: occurring after something else; subsequent or following. See examples of ENSUING used in a sentence.
: to take place afterward or as a result. Choose the Right Synonym for ensue. follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone. follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence. speeches followed the dinner.
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.
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.
Definition of 'ensuing' Word Frequency. ensuing. (ɪnsjuːɪŋ , US -suː- ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Ensuing events happen immediately after other events. The ensuing argument had been bitter. ...any ensuing problems. 2. adjective. Ensuing months or years follow the time you are talking about.
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.
Define ensuing. ensuing synonyms, ensuing pronunciation, ensuing translation, English dictionary definition of ensuing. intr.v. en·sued , en·su·ing , en·sues To take place afterward or as a result.
Definition of ensuing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used without object) , en·sued, en·su·ing. to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength. to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues. Synonyms: proceed, arise, issue.
