Meaning & use
Ensues
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Happens afterward, especially as a result of a preceding event.
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When the two rival gangs meet, chaos usually ensues.
A heated argument ensues whenever the topic of inheritance comes up at family dinners.
A note on using this word
From Latin "sequi," "to follow"; the word is almost always used without a stated subject, as in "chaos ensues."
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