ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENSUE
From Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en-1 + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENSUE
PRESENT
Present
I ensue
you ensue
he/she/it ensues
we ensue
you ensue
they ensue
Present continuous
I am ensuing
you are ensuing
he/she/it is ensuing
we are ensuing
you are ensuing
they are ensuing
Present perfect
I have ensued
you have ensued
he/she/it has ensued
we have ensued
you have ensued
they have ensued
Present perfect continuous
I have been ensuing
you have been ensuing
he/she/it has been ensuing
we have been ensuing
you have been ensuing
they have been ensuing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I ensued
you ensued
he/she/it ensued
we ensued
you ensued
they ensued
Past continuous
I was ensuing
you were ensuing
he/she/it was ensuing
we were ensuing
you were ensuing
they were ensuing
Past perfect
I had ensued
you had ensued
he/she/it had ensued
we had ensued
you had ensued
they had ensued
Past perfect continuous
I had been ensuing
you had been ensuing
he/she/it had been ensuing
we had been ensuing
you had been ensuing
they had been ensuing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will ensue
you will ensue
he/she/it will ensue
we will ensue
you will ensue
they will ensue
Future continuous
I will be ensuing
you will be ensuing
he/she/it will be ensuing
we will be ensuing
you will be ensuing
they will be ensuing
Future perfect
I will have ensued
you will have ensued
he/she/it will have ensued
we will have ensued
you will have ensued
they will have ensued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ensuing
you will have been ensuing
he/she/it will have been ensuing
we will have been ensuing
you will have been ensuing
they will have been ensuing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would ensue
you would ensue
he/she/it would ensue
we would ensue
you would ensue
they would ensue
Conditional continuous
I would be ensuing
you would be ensuing
he/she/it would be ensuing
we would be ensuing
you would be ensuing
they would be ensuing
Conditional perfect
I would have ensue
you would have ensue
he/she/it would have ensue
we would have ensue
you would have ensue
they would have ensue
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ensuing
you would have been ensuing
he/she/it would have been ensuing
we would have been ensuing
you would have been ensuing
they would have been ensuing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you ensue
we let´s ensue
you ensue
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
ensuing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
5 QUOTES WITH «ENSUE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
ensue.
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
I have seen that our best presidents were the do-nothing presidents: Millard Fillmore, Warren G. Harding. When you have a president who does things, we are all in serious trouble. If he does anything at all, if he gets up at night to go the bathroom, somehow, mystically, trouble will ensue.
It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be held in bondage. We of the North have hitherto acquiesced in it, lest, in the endeavor to redress it in violation of the Constitution, greater evils might ensue.
What a holler would ensue if people had to pay the minister as much to marry them as they have to pay a lawyer to get them a divorce.
Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENSUE»
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ensue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ensue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Hijinx Ensue! is disjointed and shattered. These stories jump back and forth between perspectives, temporalities, settings, images, characters, and mindstates.
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An Essay on Parliamentary Reform, and on the Evils likely to ...
From, the errors, which have taken Pldce, when the people was imperfectly
constituted', we must-not. inse-r? that like consccpences will ensue in future. _ -
he taxesipfi_ltela1id,ffleve_1i compared with" 515 DAME', are 'lower than ethose
of ...
However, suppose further that, in any given possible world, there are true
counterfactuals about the parts of universes whose nature is in part determined
by the free choices of free created agents that would ensue were the perfect
being to ...
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Diarrhoea Ensue. — Dragging in the anus as if diarrhoea would easily ensue.
Croton Tig- Hum (CPTH) Diarrhoea Ensue. — Weak, faint feeling as if diarrhoea
would ensue. Mvrica Cerifera (Hg) Diarrhoea Ensue. — Sensation as though ...
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Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum, ...
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare: Being a Verbal Index ...
Man Il'r'rrr, i. mustperioree ensue some true. . Mot. N. Orr-om, lil. doth it theretbre
ensue, that you. . As you Lilo- n, l. what of her ensues . . . . . . Wmlrr'r Tole. iv. (
Chorus this Will ensue, they'll suck . . Comedy of Hrron, ii. what doth ensue, but ...
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
ENSUE', v. a. & n. Fr. ensuivre ; Ital. se- gttire, from Lat. sequor. To follow ; pursue
; as a neuter verb, to succeed in consequence, or course of time. Flee evil and do
good \ seek peace, and ensue it. Common Prayer. Then do no further goc, ...
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Journals of the House of Commons
That a Day of Publick Humiliation be appointed for Removing of this great
Judgment of immoderate Rain and Waters upon this Kingdom, and for preventing
the sad Consequences that may ensue upon it. Resolved, &c. That Wednesday
next ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1803
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The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
ENSUE', v. a. & n. Fr. ensuivre; Ital. te- ffta-e, from Lat. sequor. To follow ; pursue ;
as a neuter verb, to succeed in consequence, or course of time. Flee evil and do
good ; seek peace, and ensue it. Common Prayer, Then do no further goe, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENSUE»
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ensue is used in the context of the following news items.
After glitch, United flights resume but delays ensue
Computer issues that on Wednesday grounded all United Airlines (UAL) flights have been resolved, with a ground stop lifted, federal aviation ... «KTVA.com - Alaska News and Weather, Jul 15»
Greece news live: Germans in rift with the rest of Europe over debt …
Without a deal, "riots and chaos” will ensue, said Christian Noyer, the governor of the Bank of France and a member of the ECB governing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Europe must remember that this crisis is not Greece alone's
If the Greek government proved able to present a viable reform plan, a stormy debate could ensue but the German parliament would ultimately ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Here's Why Summer Earnings Season Might Not Be Such a Bummer …
Like last quarter, if a company shows signs weakness, a selloff will likely ensue. But on the other hand, expectations in general are so low that ... «TIME, Jul 15»
Wilful Disregard by Lena Andersson review – succinct, raw and …
Long talks and long dinners ensue. Smitten Ester walks out on her boyfriend and sets her heart on a future with Rask who, frustratingly, has yet ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Tube strike leaves London financial district in chaos Thursday
As a result of this, it is likely that within the financial sector and London's vast institutional electronic trading industry, light volumes may ensue ... «LeapRate, Jul 15»
Late night Daytona madness keeps Jimmie Johnson No. 1 in …
More than anything, it's a byproduct of the wackiness almost guaranteed to ensue when a restrictor-plate race is scheduled right after a road ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
Greece news live: ECB chief Mario Draghi admits 'It will be really …
Without a deal, "riots and chaos” will ensue, said Christian Noyer, the governor of the Bank of France and a member of the ECB governing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Emotional Irish grandparents meet grandson for the first time (VIDEO)
... car travel to Cork from Dublin is incredibly heartwarming and emotional scenes ensue as they greet their newest grandchild to County Cork. «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
NBA Emoji War Tops a Strange Day as Jordan Stays With Clippers
NBA teams and players almost always honor their verbal commitments during the eight-day moratorium—or else anarchy would ensue. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
