intransitive verb
follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after something or someone.
follow may apply to a coming after in time, position, or logical sequence.
succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank.
ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development.
supervene suggests the following or beginning of something unforeseen or unpredictable.
Latin supervenire, from super- + venire to come — more at come
1636, in the meaning defined above
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