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ENSUE
Open directlyHastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
ENSUE' means, in 1 Pet 3:11, "to follow after and overtake."
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek peace, and ensue it." 1 Pet. iii. 11. To ensue his example in doing the like mischief. Golding.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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. Pope. Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues, unless the exciting cause be presently removed. I. Taylor.
Synonyms: follow; pursue; succeed. See Follow.