Ensue /(?)/

En·sue

Ensue

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Ensued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ensuing

  1. To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.]
    To ensue his example in doing the like mischief.
    — Golding.

Ensue

v. i.
  1. To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.
    So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued.
    Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed.