Meaning of “ensue” in the English Dictionary

"ensue" in English

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uk /ɪnˈsjuː/ us /ɪnˈsuː/ formal

› to happen after something else, especially as a result of it:

The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.

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(Definition of “ensue” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “ensue” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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