Verb

(ensu)

(obsolete) To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).

* 1596 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , IV.ii:

to ripenesse of mans state they grew: / Then shewing forth signes of their fathers blood, / They loued armes, and knighthood did ensew , / Seeking aduentures [...].

* Golding

To ensue his example in doing the like mischief.

*1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.11:

*:Oh how many changes are like to ensue this reformation!

Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue .

Verb

(en verb)

To occur or take place.

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To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.

To encounter by chance.

* 1860 , , The Marble Faun , ch. 30:

Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, he happened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.