"all of a sudden" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/ [US] Audio: En-au-all of a sudden.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} all of a sudden (not comparable)
  1. (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Translations (colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly): αἶψα (aîpsa) (Ancient Greek), ἐξαπίνης (exapínēs) (Ancient Greek), فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan) (Arabic), ҡапыл (qapıl) (Bashkir), кинәт (kinət) (Bashkir), হঠাৎ (hoṭhat) (Bengali), de cop (Catalan), en sec (Catalan), de sobte (Catalan), de bursada (Catalan), d'improvís (Catalan), tot d'una (Catalan), 突然 (tūrán) (Chinese Mandarin), 忽然 (hūrán) (Chinese Mandarin), 一下子 (yīxiàzi) (Chinese Mandarin), najednou (Czech), pludselig (Danish), plotseling (Dutch), opeens (Dutch), ineens (Dutch), yhtäkkiä (Finnish), äkkiä (Finnish), äkkiarvaamatta (Finnish), äkisti (Finnish), soudain (French), soudainement (French), subitement (French), tout à coup (French), tout d’un coup (French), უეცრად (uecrad) (Georgian), უცბად (ucbad) (Georgian), auf einmal (German), mit einem Mal (German), ξαφνικά (xafniká) (Greek), અચાનક (acānak) (Gujarati), פִּתְאוֹם (pit'óm) (Hebrew), अचानक (acānak) (Hindi), hirtelen (Hungarian), váratlanul (Hungarian), egyszer csak (Hungarian), egyszerre csak (Hungarian), allt í einu (Icelandic), tiba-tiba (Indonesian), all'improvviso (Italian), see also improvvisamente (Italian), 突然 (totsuzen) (alt: とつぜん) (Japanese), 突然に (totsuzen ni) (alt: とつぜんに) (Japanese), 行き成り (ikinari) (alt: いきなり) (Japanese), 갑자기 (gapjagi) (Korean), 불현듯 (bulhyeondeut) (Korean), 불현듯이 (bulhyeondeusi) (Korean), pēkšņi (Latvian), ji nişkê ve (Northern Kurdish), plutselig (Norwegian), nagle (Polish), subitamente (Portuguese), de repente (Portuguese), repentinamente (Portuguese), deodată (Romanian), dintr-o dată (Romanian), вдруг (vdrug) (Russian), внеза́пно (vnezápno) (Russian), неожи́данно (neožídanno) (Russian), ра́зом (rázom) (Russian), gu grad (Scottish Gaelic), de repente (Spanish), súbitamente (Spanish), de pronto (Spanish), de golpe (Spanish), de golpe y porrazo (Spanish), de buenas a primeras (Spanish), al primer envite (Spanish), plötsligt (Swedish), hux flux (Swedish), ಗಡಕ್ಕ (gaḍakka) (Tulu), birden (Turkish), nıskêra (Zazaki)

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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pit'óm",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "word": "行き成り"
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "ji nişkê ve"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "pēkšņi"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "plutselig"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "nagle"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "subitamente"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "de repente"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "repentinamente"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "deodată"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "dintr-o dată"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vdrug",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "вдруг"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vnezápno",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "внеза́пно"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neožídanno",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "неожи́данно"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rázom",
          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "ра́зом"
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          "code": "gd",
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
          "word": "de repente"
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          "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qapıl",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ҡапыл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "kinət",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "кинәт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "hoṭhat",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "হঠাৎ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de cop"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "en sec"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de sobte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de bursada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "d'improvís"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "tot d'una"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tūrán",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "突然"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hūrán",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "忽然"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīxiàzi",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "一下子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "najednou"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "pludselig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "plotseling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "opeens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ineens"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "yhtäkkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "äkkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "äkkiarvaamatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "äkisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "soudain"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "soudainement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "subitement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "tout à coup"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "tout d’un coup"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uecrad",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "უეცრად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ucbad",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "უცბად"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "auf einmal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "mit einem Mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xafniká",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ξαφνικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aîpsa",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "αἶψα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "exapínēs",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ἐξαπίνης"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "acānak",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "અચાનક"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pit'óm",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "פִּתְאוֹם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "acānak",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "अचानक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "hirtelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "váratlanul"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "egyszer csak"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "egyszerre csak"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "allt í einu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "tiba-tiba"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "all'improvviso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "see also improvvisamente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とつぜん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "totsuzen",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "突然"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とつぜんに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "totsuzen ni",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "突然に"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いきなり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ikinari",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "行き成り"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gapjagi",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "갑자기"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulhyeondeut",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "불현듯"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulhyeondeusi",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "불현듯이"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ji nişkê ve"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "pēkšņi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "plutselig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "nagle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "subitamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de repente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "repentinamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "deodată"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "dintr-o dată"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vdrug",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "вдруг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vnezápno",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "внеза́пно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neožídanno",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "неожи́данно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rázom",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ра́зом"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "gu grad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de repente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "súbitamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de pronto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de golpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de golpe y porrazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "de buenas a primeras"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "al primer envite"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "plötsligt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "hux flux"
    },
    {
      "code": "tcy",
      "lang": "Tulu",
      "roman": "gaḍakka",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "ಗಡಕ್ಕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "birden"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "colloquial: suddenly — see also suddenly",
      "word": "nıskêra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "all of a sudden"
}

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