Ensue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnsˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnsjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnsjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛnsˈuː/.

Examples

result in tragedy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

result

Parts of Speech

verb	issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end “result in tragedy”

Word Forms

resultant	adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence
result	noun	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
resultant	noun	the final point in a process

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erfolgen

ausstellen oder beenden (in einer bestimmten Weise, einem bestimmten Zustand usw.); Ende

🇫🇷French

résulter

émettre ou résilier (d'une manière, d'un état, etc. spécifiés) ; fin

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrevenir

emitir o rescindir (de una manera específica, estado, etc.); fin

🇮🇹Italian

derivare

emettere o risolvere (in un modo specifico, stato, ecc.); FINE

🇳🇱Dutch

volgen

afgeven of beëindigen (op een bepaalde manier, in een bepaalde staat, enz.); einde

🇵🇹Portuguese

seguir

emitir ou rescindir (de uma forma específica, estado, etc.); fim

🇷🇺Russian

следовать

выдать или прекратить (определенным способом, состоянием и т.п.); конец

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीछा करना

जारी करना या समाप्त करना (एक निर्दिष्ट तरीके से, राज्य, आदि); अंत

🇧🇩Bengali

পতন

সমস্যা বা সমাপ্ত (একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে, রাষ্ট্র, ইত্যাদি); শেষ

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடரும்

வழங்குதல் அல்லது நிறுத்துதல் (குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில், நிலை, முதலியன); முடிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏర్పడతాయి

జారీ చేయడం లేదా ముగించడం (నిర్దిష్ట పద్ధతిలో, స్థితి, మొదలైనవి); ముగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे येणे

जारी करणे किंवा समाप्त करणे (निर्दिष्ट मार्गाने, राज्य इ.); शेवट

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિણામ

મુદ્દો અથવા સમાપ્ત (ઉલ્લેખિત રીતે, રાજ્ય, વગેરે); અંત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ (ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ರಾಜ್ಯ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ); ಅಂತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തുടരുക

ഇഷ്യൂ ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുക (ഒരു നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട രീതിയിൽ, സംസ്ഥാനം മുതലായവ); അവസാനിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਤੀਜੇ

ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ (ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ, ਰਾਜ, ਆਦਿ); ਅੰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

نتیجہ

جاری کرنا یا ختم کرنا (ایک مخصوص طریقے سے، ریاست، وغیرہ)؛ اختتام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

随后

发出或终止（以指定方式、状态等）；结尾

🇯🇵Japanese

続いて

(指定された方法、状態などで) 発行または終了する。終わり

🇰🇷Korean

...을 찾다

발행 또는 종료(지정된 방식, 상태 등으로) 끝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xảy ra sau đó

phát hành hoặc chấm dứt (theo cách thức, trạng thái cụ thể, v.v.); kết thúc

🇹🇭Thai

ตามมา

ออกหรือยุติ (ในลักษณะที่ระบุ สถานะ ฯลฯ ); จบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terjadi

menerbitkan atau mengakhiri (dengan cara tertentu, menyatakan, dll.); akhir

🇵🇭Filipino

kasunod

isyu o wakasan (sa isang tiyak na paraan, estado, atbp.); wakas

🇲🇾Malay

berlaku

mengeluarkan atau menamatkan (dengan cara tertentu, keadaan, dll.); tamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تترتب على ذلك

إصدار أو إنهاء (بطريقة محددة، حالة، وما إلى ذلك)؛ نهاية

🇮🇷Persian

به دنبال داشته باشد

صدور یا خاتمه (به روش مشخص، حالت و غیره)؛ پایان

🇹🇷Turkish

meydana gelmek

yayınlamak veya feshetmek (belirli bir şekilde, durumda vb.); son

🇮🇱Hebrew

להופיע

להנפיק או להפסיק (בצורה מוגדרת, מדינה וכו'); סוֹף

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