Thesaurus: subvene
To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.
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Definitions
- v. i. To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.
- To come under, as a support or stay; to happen. A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. Bp. Warburton.
- To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice fromfalling into ruin. Bp. Warburton.
- v. i. To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.