supervene
Americanverb (used without object)
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to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on orupon ).
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to ensue.
verb
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to follow closely; ensue
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to occur as an unexpected or extraneous development
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has supervenedperfect 3rd person singular
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have supervenedperfect
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am superveningprogressive 1st person singular
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has been superveningperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are superveningprogressive
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superveningparticiple
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have been superveningperfect progressive
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is superveningprogressive 3rd person singular
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supervenessingular 3rd person
Past
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had supervenedperfect
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was superveningprogressive singular
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were superveningprogressive plural
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supervenedparticiple
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had been superveningperfect progressive
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supervenedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of supervene
1640–50; < Latin supervenīre, equivalent to super- super- + venīre to come
Example Sentences
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Supervene, sū-pėr-vēn′, v.i. to come in addition, or closely after: to occur, take place.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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