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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessobrevir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su.bɾeˈviɾ
"Novos fatos podem sobrevir e mudar o rumo da investigação."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To occur as something additional or unexpected, especially in a way that disrupts, changes, or replaces a previous state or situation.
"Peace negotiations were progressing well until unexpected hostilities supervened." - 2
In philosophy, to depend upon or be consequent upon a base or lower-level property while providing an additional characteristic.
"Mental states are often thought to supervene upon physical brain states."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'supervenire', formed by 'super-' (above, upon) plus 'venire' (to come). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it originally meant to come upon as something additional or unexpected, evolving to describe events or conditions that follow closely upon and modify or replace a previous state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supervene" is said worldwide
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survenir
Transliteration: syr.və.niʁ
"Des complications imprévues peuvent survenir à tout moment."
hinzutreten
Transliteration: ˈhɪntsuˌtʁeːtn̩
"Unvorhergesehene Ereignisse können jederzeit hinzutreten."
sopraggiungere
Transliteration: so.prakˈdʒun.ɡe.re
"La notte sopraggiunse mentre stavamo ancora camminando."
sobrevenir
Transliteration: so.βɾe.βeˈniɾ
"Una fuerte tormenta puede sobrevenir sin previo aviso."
sobrevir
Transliteration: su.bɾeˈviɾ
"Novos fatos podem sobrevir e mudar o rumo da investigação."
बीच में आ जाना
Transliteration: beech mein aa jaana
"अचानक आई बाधाओं ने पूरी योजना को बदल दिया।"
随之发生
Transliteration: suí zhī fā shēng
"平静之后，新的危机随之发生。"
부수하다
Transliteration: busuhada
"예기치 않은 사건이 부수하여 발생했습니다."
付随する
Transliteration: fusui suru
"予期せぬ困難が後から付随して起こった。"
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