Meaning

(intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
2. To supersede.
3. To be dependent on an earlier event.
4. (philosophy, followed by on) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
5. To occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation.

Example Sentences

The disease was regarded as pneumonia so far advanced that suppuration seemed to have supervened; bleeding, blisters, expectorants, and cathartics diminished the symptoms; the pulse continued frequent, hard, full, but always regular.

The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]

After such leave-takings, especially where something like a revelation takes place, there sometimes supervenes, I'm told, a sort of excitement before the chill and ache of separation sets in.

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.

For instance, an idiosyncratic necessitist might claim that even if a river were not spatiotemporally located, it would still be ugly or beautiful in ways that do not supervene on anything else.

The best work was after Bishops Stortford, as we attained 55 m.p.h. after Stansted, and were going well up the short bank when the Elsenham permanent way check supervened.

Word Forms

• supervenes
• supervening
• supervened

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When Should You Use Supervene?

Use supervene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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