Definition of supervene Supervene

su•per•vene

We found 8 definitions of supervene from 5 different sources.

What does supervene mean?

WordNet

Verb

supervenes, supervening, supervened

supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development

come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"

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Wiktionary

supervene (Verb)
To follow something closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
supervene (Verb)
To supersede.
supervene (Verb)
To be dependent on an earlier event.
supervene (Verb)
To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

supervene (v. i.)
To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

supervene
sū-pėr-vēn′, v.i. to come in addition, or closely after: to occur, take place.—adj. Supervē′nient, coming above, as something additional.—n. Superven′tion, act of supervening or taking place. [L. super, above, venīre, ventum, come.]