Supervene — Su per*vene , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Supervened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supervening}.] [L. supervenire, superventum, to come over, to come upon; super over + venire to come. See {Super }, and {Come}, and cf. {Overcome}.] To come as something additional… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supervene — 1590s (implied in supervenient), from L. supervenire come on top of, from super over, upon (see SUPER (Cf. super )) + venire come (see VENUE (Cf. venue)) … Etymology dictionary
supervene — [so͞o΄pər vēn′] vi. supervened, supervening [L supervenire, to come over or upon, follow < super (see SUPER ) + venire, to COME] 1. to come or happen as something extraneous or unexpected 2. to take place; ensue supervenient [so͞o΄pərvēn′yənt] … English World dictionary
supervene — supervenience /sooh peuhr veen yeuhns/, supervention /sooh peuhr ven sheuhn/, n. supervenient /sooh peuhr veen yeuhnt/, adj. /sooh peuhr veen /, v.i., supervened, supervening. 1. to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous… … Universalium
supervene — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ensue, issue, take place, occur; see happen 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To occur after in time: ensue, follow, succeed. Idiom: follow on (or upon) the heels of. See PRECEDE, TIME … English dictionary for students
supervene — v. n. Occur (with reference to something that precedes), happen, take place, be added, come as an accessory, come upon … New dictionary of synonyms
supervene — su•per•vene [[t]ˌsu pərˈvin[/t]] v. i. vened, ven•ing 1) to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes fol. by on or upon) 2) to ensue • Etymology: 1640–50; < L supervenīre=super super +venīre to come su per•ven′tion … From formal English to slang
supervene — /supəˈvin / (say soohpuh veen) verb (i) (supervened, supervening) 1. (sometimes followed by on or upon) to come as something additional or extraneous. 2. to ensue. {Latin supervenīre follow} –supervenience, supervention /supəˈvɛnʃən/ (say soohpuh …
supervene — v.i. occur in addition or unexpectedly; follow close upon. ♦ supervenient, a. ♦ supervenience, ♦ supervention, n … Dictionary of difficult words
To come down upon — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
