Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From sopra- +‎ venire.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /so.prav.veˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: so‧prav‧ve‧nì‧re

Verb edit

sopravvenìre (first-person singular present sopravvèngo, first-person singular past historic sopravvénni or sopravvènni, past participle sopravvenùto, first-person singular future sopravverrò, auxiliary (intransitive) èssere or (transitive, archaic) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to arrive (usually suddenly and unexpectedly) [auxiliary essere]
  2. (intransitive) to arise, to occur [auxiliary essere]
  3. (transitive, archaic) to surprise, to catch unawares

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