supervene

su·per·vene (s

r-v

)

intr.v. su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes

1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow.

2. To follow immediately after; ensue.

3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.

[Latin supervenre : super-, super- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

super·venient (-v

nt) adj.

super·venience (-v

ns) n.

super·vention (-v

n) n.

supervene [ˌsuːpəˈviːn]

vb (intr)

1. to follow closely; ensue

2. to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development

[from Latin supervenīre to come upon, from super- + venīre to come]

supervenience , supervention [ˌsuːpəˈvɛnʃən] n

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Verb

supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development

hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Translations

supervene [ˌsuːpəˈviːn] VI → sobrevenir

supervene

vi → dazwischenkommen, hinzukommen

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as follows
betide
come after
deputise
deputize
ensue
follow
follow suit
follow through
follow up
hap
oust
preempt
Primary amputation
put back
replace
step in
succeed
supercede

Almost in the same breath, a strain of gallantry which was incorrigible in him, and to which his humor and his tenderness to women whom he liked gave variety and charm, would supervene upon his seriousness with a rapidity which her far less flexible temperament could not follow.

An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context

That in a limited island some chec would sooner or later supervene, is inevitable; but why ha the increase of the horse been checked sooner than that o the cattle?

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

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