adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of ensue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
following immediately and as a result of what went before
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ensuing events confirmed the prediction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
følgende
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Danish:
efterfølgende
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Danish:
påfølgende
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Finnish:
siitä seuraava
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Finnish:
siitä seurannut
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
German:
folgend
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
German:
nachfolgenden
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
German:
darauf folgend
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Italian:
conseguente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Italian:
risultante
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Italian:
derivante
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Norwegian Bokmål:
etterfølgende
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Norwegian Bokmål:
påfølgende
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Polish:
następny
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Polish:
kolejny
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Polish:
wynikły
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Polish:
zaistniały
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Portuguese:
subsequente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Romanian:
următor
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Romanian:
ulterior
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
resultante
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
producido
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
sobreveniente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
sucediente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
subsiguiente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
subsecuente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
Spanish:
subseyente
— repercussions which result from some prior stimulus
