supervene
verb /ˌsuːpəˈviːn/
/ˌsuːpərˈviːn/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they supervene | /ˌsuːpəˈviːn/ /ˌsuːpərˈviːn/ |
| he / she / it supervenes | /ˌsuːpəˈviːnz/ /ˌsuːpərˈviːnz/ |
| past simple supervened | /ˌsuːpəˈviːnd/ /ˌsuːpərˈviːnd/ |
| past participle supervened | /ˌsuːpəˈviːnd/ /ˌsuːpərˈviːnd/ |
| -ing form supervening | /ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪŋ/ /ˌsuːpərˈviːnɪŋ/ |
- to happen, especially unexpectedly, and have a powerful effect on the existing situation
- Her future was full of promise until illness supervened.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin supervenire, from super- ‘in addition’ + venire ‘come’.