Used in a Sentence

ensues

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ensues.

Editorial note

It sounds like the ballot system there allows for this kind of chaos, and so of course it ensues.

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Quick take

(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

Meaning at a glance

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verb

(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ensues.

verb

(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

Example sentences

1

It sounds like the ballot system there allows for this kind of chaos, and so of course it ensues.

2

Teams have to reach an informal agreement on how they're going to use it, otherwise chaos ensues.

3

But the thing is...the spec is ill-defined in C, and given the fact the C runs on almost any processor, you can't specify endianess in the abstract and pandemonium ensues.

4

Every now and then, hilarity ensues when she meets someone in person who was obviously expecting someone who looks different.

5

Look at the madness that ensues when you try to do something as simple as a bitwise rotation, for instance.

6

However, attractive female posts videos (yep, even conference talk) on the Internet, and attention ensues?

7

If the large company takes their business away, trauma normally ensues for the small supplier/location.

8

Well, announcing them before imposing them is even worse (everybody panics, chaos ensues).

9

If two people each attempt to intuit the other's trajectory while maintaining eye contact, a game of infinitely recursing mirrors ensues, Inception -style.

10

Be fruitfull and multiply, and if civil war ensues thus, plausibel deny.

11

The narrative seems to be, L0pht testifies, world ignores them, chaos ensues.

12

We've seen that when folks implement weak anonymity technologies, disaster quickly ensues.

Quote examples

1

Wow, you just downplayed receiving death threats to "attention ensues".

2

I've never found this "flexibility" and bike-shedding that ensues useful in any language.

3

"You're doomed!" I'm imagining these clowns giving each other high-fives and teabagging their laptop as a traffic pile-up ensues.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ensues in a sentence?

It sounds like the ballot system there allows for this kind of chaos, and so of course it ensues.

What does ensues mean?

(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

What part of speech is ensues?

ensues is commonly used as verb.