ensuing

UK: /ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/

From the verb ensue: (⇒ conjugate)

ensuing is: ⓘ

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ensuing / ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/ adjective

1. following subsequently or in order
2. following or occurring as a consequence; resulting

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en•sue /ɛnˈsu/   v. [no object] , -sued, -su•ing. 

1. to follow in order;
   come directly afterward:
   An argument ensued after the meeting.

en•su•ing, adj. [before a noun] :

In the ensuing year business improved.

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en•sue  (en so̅o̅′), v.i., -sued, -su•ing. 

1. to follow in order;
   come afterward, esp. in immediate succession:
   As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.
2. to follow as a consequence;
   result:
   When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.

• Anglo-French ensuer (cognate with Old French ensui(v)re). See en-¹, sue
• Middle English ensuen 1350–1400

en•su′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. See follow. 
• 2. issue, arise, flow.

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ensue / ɪnˈsjuː/ verb ( -sues, -suing, -sued)

1. (intransitive) to follow; come next or afterwards
2. (intransitive) to follow or occur as a consequence; result
3. (transitive) to pursue

Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French ensuer, from Old French ensuivre, from en-¹ + suivre to follow, from Latin sequī