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subvening

subvening is the present participle and gerund of subvene.

Meaning of subvene

Verb

subvene (third-person singular simple present subvenes, present participle subvening, simple past and past participle subvened)

  1. (intransitive) To arrive or happen so as to help or support.
    • A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin.1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC
  2. (rare, transitive) To subsidize or defray.

Questions about subvening

What is subvening the present participle and gerund of?
Subvening is the present participle and gerund of subvene.

Words near subvening in the dictionary

  1. subvendor
  2. subvendors
  3. subvene
  4. subvened
  5. subvenes
  6. subvening
  7. subvent
  8. subventaneous
  9. subvented
  10. subventing
  11. subvention

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