Ensuing

verb

Word Frequency: 3.8

Definitions

1.verbTo follow (a leader, inclination etc.).

2.verbTo follow (in time), to be subsequent to.

3.verbTo occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

"Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue."

4.adjectiveRefers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

"We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror."

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