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ensue

/ɪnˈsuː/in-SOO
/ɪnˈsu/in-SOO

Meaningto follow upon

Common meaning: to follow

Journey through time

  1. Latininsequi‘to follow upon’source
  2. Old Frenchensuirsource
  3. Englishensue‘to follow’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin insequi ‘to follow upon’.

Roots

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