"supervene" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: supervenes [present, singular, third-person], supervening [participle, present], supervened [participle, past], supervened [past]
Etymology: From Latin supervenīre, present active infinitive of superveniō (“come over or upon, overtake”), from super (“above”) + veniō (“come”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷem-}}, {{der|en|la|supervenīre}} Latin supervenīre Head templates: {{en-verb}} supervene (third-person singular simple present supervenes, present participle supervening, simple past and past participle supervened)
  1. (intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-supervene-en-verb-z6OFQmbb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 5 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 7 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 6 5 7
  2. To supersede.
    Sense id: en-supervene-en-verb-Wdzd2Cda
  3. To be dependent on an earlier event.
    Sense id: en-supervene-en-verb--z0m2u4i
  4. (philosophy, followed by on) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-supervene-en-verb-w3lClDQb Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: convene, supervenience, supervenient, supervention

Inflected forms

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