result, ensue
(verb) issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; “result in tragedy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ensue (third-person singular simple present ensues, present participle ensuing, simple past and past participle ensued)
(obsolete, transitive) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.). [15th-17th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th-17th c.]
(intransitive) To occur afterwards, as a result or effect. [from 16th c.]
• (to follow): carry out, follow, pursue
• (to be subsequent to): come after, follow; see also succeed
• (to occur afterwards): arise, follow
• seuen, unsee
Source: Wiktionary
En*sue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing.] Etym: [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi; in + sequi to pursue. See Sue.]
Definition: To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek peace, and ensue it." 1 Pet. iii. 11. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Golding.
En*sue", v. i.
Definition: To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one. So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. Pope. Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.
Syn.
– To follow; pursue; succeed. See Follow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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