English Explanatory Dictionary

advene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To accede or to come to; to be superadded to, to be added to something or become a part of it, though inessential.

Word forms

advene advenes advening advened

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin advenire (“to come to, arrive at”), from ad (“to”) + venire (“to come”). Compare convene, intervene, supervene.

Related words

advent adventure adventurer adventurous
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