Usually means: Occurs after, changes initial conditions.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word supervening:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. supervening: Merriam-Webster
  2. supervening: Collins English Dictionary
  3. supervening: Vocabulary.com
  4. supervening: Wordnik
  5. supervening: Wiktionary
  6. supervening: Dictionary.com
  7. Supervening: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. Supervening: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. supervening: FreeDictionary.org
  10. supervening: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. supervening: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Supervening: Legal dictionary

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. supervening: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See supervene as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (supervene)

verb:  (intransitive) To follow (something) closely, either as a consequence or in contrast.
verb:  To supersede.
verb:  To be dependent on an earlier event.
verb:  (philosophy, followed by on) To be dependent on something else for existence, truth, or instantiation.
verb:  To occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation.
▸ Also see supervene


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