all of a sudden

sud·den

 (sŭd′n)

adj.

1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.

2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate: a sudden decision.

3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous: a sudden drop in the ocean floor.

Idiom:

all of a sudden

Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.

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[Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus, from subitus, from past participle of subīre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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sud′den·ly adv.

sud′den·ness n.

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all of a sudden

- Is the grammatically correct version; do not say "all of the sudden."

See also related terms for sudden.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	all of a sudden - without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" all at once
	2.	all of a sudden - happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" of a sudden, suddenly

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Translations

فَجأةً

najednou

pludselig

ganz plötzlich

soudainsoudainementsubitementtout à coup

hirtelenváratlanul

allt í einu

all'improvvisoimprovvisamentetutto d'un tratto

subitamente

zrazu

plötsligt

anîdenansızın

冷不防

sudden

(ˈsadn) adjective

happening etc quickly and unexpectedly. a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road. skielik فُجائي внезапен súbito náhlý plötzlich pludselig ξαφνικόςsúbito, repentino äkiline, ootamatu ناگهاني اتفاق افتادن äkillinen soudainפתאומי अचानक nenadan, nagao hirtelen; váratlan mendadak skyndilegur improvviso 突然の 갑짜스러운 staigus, netikėtas pēkšņs; negaidīts tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, brånagły ناڅاپه پیښیدل súbito brusc внезапный; неожиданный náhly nenaden iznenadan plötslig, oväntad ทันทีทันใด anî, apansız 突然的 раптовий; несподіваний اچانک thình lình 突然的

ˈsuddenness noun

skielikheid فُجائِيَّه внезапност rapidez náhlost die Plötzlichkeit uventethed (το)αιφνίδιο cualidad de repentino/súbito; brusquedad äkilisus ناگهاني بودن äkillisyys soudaineté פִּתאוֹמִיוּת आकस्मिक, फुर्ती, तीखा nenadanost, neočekivanost váratlanság, hirtelenség kejadian mendadak skjótleiki; skynding subitaneità 突然さ 갑작스러음 staigumas pēkšņums; negaidītība dengan tiba-tiba onverhoedsheid plutselighet, bråhet raptowność ناڅاپه کیدل rapidez caracter brusc внезапность; неожиданность náhlosť nenadnost iznenadnost plötslighet ความไม่ทันรู้ตัว anî olma 突然 раптовість اچانک ہونا sự bất thình lình 突然

ˈsuddenly adverb

He suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun. skielik فَجأةً внезапно subitamente náhle plötzlich pludseligt ξαφνικάsúbitamente, de repente, de golpe äkitselt ناگهاني äkillisesti soudainלפתע अकस्मात, जल्दी में, फुर्ती से nenadano, iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba skyndilega improvvisamente 突然に 갑짜기 staiga pēkšņi; negaidīti tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, bråttnagle ناڅاپه subitamente brusc, deodată внезапно náhle nenadoma iznenada plötsligt, oväntat อย่างกะทันหัน birdenbire, ansızın 突然地 раптом, зненацька اچانک سے bất thình lình 突然地

all of a sudden

suddenly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden the lights went out. skielik فَجأةً изведнъж de repente najednou ganz plötzlich pludselig εντελώς ξαφνικά de repente, de golpe äkki ناگهان yhtäkkiä tout à coupפתאום अचानक odjednom, iznebuha hirtelen tiba-tiba allt í einu all'improvviso 突然に 불시에, 불쑥 staiga pēkšņi secara tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, med ettnagle ناڅاپه de repente brusc внезапно; вдруг naraz, zrazu nepričakovano iznenada helt plötsligt อย่างไม่คาดคิด anîden, ansızın 冷不防 раптом, зненацька بالکل اچانک đột ngột 冷不防

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