ensuing

/ɪnˈsuːɪŋ/

following in time or sequence

The ensuing debate lasted for hours.

The debate that followed lasted for hours.

formal

happening or occurring after something else

The ensuing chaos made it difficult to evacuate the building.

The confusion that followed made it hard to evacuate the building.

The ensuing legal battle took years to resolve.

The legal battle that followed took years to settle.

Often used in formal or written contexts to describe events that follow a previous event.

Collocations

ensuing eventsevents that followensuing debatesubsequent discussionensuing consequencesresults that follow

Use 'ensuing' in formal writing or speeches to describe subsequent events.

From Middle English 'ensuyn', from Old French 'ensuivre', from Latin 'insequi' meaning 'to follow'.

Often used in formal writing to describe events that happen after a previous event. Can imply a cause-and-effect relationship.

en-

in, on

prefix

-sue

to follow

root

-ing

present participle

suffix

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