sudden
/ˈsʌd.ən/
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Translation
Happening quickly and without warning, when you did not expect it.
Word origin
From Old French sodain, from Latin subitanus, meaning happening quickly.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- sodain
Examples
loud noise.
"Sudden" means it happened quickly and without warning.
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Here "sudden" describes a stop that happened all at once.
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Here "sudden" tells us the change came quickly and by surprise.
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