Definitions for suddenly
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenadverb

   happening unexpectedly

   "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"

2. abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb

   quickly and without warning

   "he stopped suddenly"

3. on the spur of the moment, suddenlyadverb

   on impulse; without premeditation

   "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. suddenlyadverb

   Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

   Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suddenlyadverb

   In an unexpected manner; without preparation; hastily.

   Etymology: from sudden.

   You shall find three of your Argosies
   Are richly come to harbour suddenly. William Shakespeare.

   If thou can’st accuse,
   Do it without invention suddenly. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   If elision of the air made the sound, the touch of the bell or string could not extinguish so suddenly that motion. Francis Bacon.

   To the pale foes they suddenly draw near,
   And summon them to unexpected fight. Dryden.

   She struck the warlike spear into the ground,
   Which sprouting leaves did suddenly enclose,
   And peaceful olives shaded as they rose. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suddenly

   Suddenly is a single from Ashley Tisdales debut album Headstrong, the song was released in Germany on May 2, 2008, as her fourth single there. The song was not released in the United States, and was her debut album's final single.

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1. suddenly

   Suddenly refers to an unexpected or abrupt occurrence or action that takes place quickly or without warning. It implies a change in a situation or event happening swiftly and catching individuals off guard or by surprise.

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1. Suddenly

   "Suddenly" is a single from Ashley Tisdale's debut album Headstrong, the song was released in Germany on May 2, 2008, as her third single there. The song was not released in the United States, and was her debut album's final single.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #814

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1471

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Adverbs Frequency: #91

How to pronounce suddenly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say suddenly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suddenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suddenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of suddenly in a Sentence

1. Saeed Leylaz:

   The main powers in Iran are under the control of the supreme leader. Nothing will change dramatically or suddenly. Only in economic affairs we will have a much better position in parliament.

2. Stefan Worrall:

   Following the selloff and the fears of recession that emerged early in the new year people pulled back aggressively from their previous expectations about how a rate hike from the Fed might unfold, suddenly some of this lost confidence has been restored as we've seen a lot of recent economic data from the U.S. beating expectations.

3. Chris Farrell:

   It's not that employers have suddenly become enlightened, but they will have to look at older workers with a different eye, and think about hiring differently, do they want to fulfill their missions and grow their businesses, or not?

4. Fumie Sakamoto:

   If we max out eight beds we can't place patients who suddenly take a turn for the worse, so we always keep one bed open.

5. Mukaibar Shah:

   Media suddenly starts reporting the upsurge of Covid cases only on weekends to make people fear, but during political rally it sees no problem and this only proves that Corona is a media created virus and all Covid cases is a fake news.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suddenly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suddenly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suddenly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suddenly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=suddenly