verb
supervene
Supervene (verb) means to happen soon after something else, either as a result of it or in contrast to it.
verb
1
To happen soon after something else, either as a result of it or in contrast to it.
"However, a national financial crisis supervened and work was stopped on the Surrey & Sussex Junction and the Ouse Valley lines, in the latter case never to start again."
— H. P. White, The evolution of train services on the Southern's Oxted line (1960)
2
To take the place of something else.
3
To happen only as a result of something that took place earlier.
4
(philosophy) To exist or be true only because something else does.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin supervenīre (“come over or upon, overtake”), from super (“above”) and veniō (“come”).
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What is the meaning of supervene?
"supervene" (verb) means to happen soon after something else, either as a result of it or in contrast to it.
What is the opposite of supervene?
The opposite of "supervene" is antedate.
What are the different meanings of supervene?
"supervene" has 3 main meanings: 1. To happen soon after something else, either as a result of it or in contrast to it; 2. To take the place of something else; 3. To happen only as a result of something that took place earlier.
