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Definitions for suddenly
sud·den·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word suddenly.
Princeton's WordNet
suddenly, all of a sudden, of a suddenadverb
happening unexpectedly
"suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
abruptly, suddenly, short, deadadverb
quickly and without warning
"he stopped suddenly"
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"
Wiktionary
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 Dictionary
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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.
Wikidata
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #814
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1471
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'suddenly' in Adverbs Frequency: #91
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suddenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suddenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of suddenly in a Sentence
As far as national security, let me just say, I obviously am not happy about the events that happened last week in Paris, but I think it's a positive development that it suddenly has forced Americans to confront more carefully the issue of national security, because it is the most important thing a president will do and it's the most important function of the federal government.
It was not easy to work like that, because the matches were going very quickly and were unpredictable, i had to be very careful not to get hit. Fortunately, there are chairs on the side, so I could jump on them if the female fighters suddenly rolled under my feet.
We were waiting a long time, yesterday was tough because we were ready, ready, then suddenly the supervisor came to us. If they just split sets, we cancel. We were just warming up. It was tough.
Conservatives thought they really were on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade, and suddenly find themselves losing the case in a decision where the key justices are all Republican appointees.
I looked at it a long time, then, just as I picked it up, just to hold it, and look at it for a moment, our little dog, Popeye, came running up the stairs. The tap-tap of his paws jolted me back to reality. I suddenly froze and I put the gun down.
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- skielikAfrikaans
- فجأةً, فجأةArabic
- ра́птамBelarusian
- внезапно, ненадейноBulgarian
- হঠাত্Bengali
- ཧོབ་ཏེ་ཁ་ལTibetan Standard
- tot d'una, de sobte, sobtadamentCatalan, Valencian
- náhle, NajednouCzech
- pludseligtDanish
- plötzlich, plGerman
- ξαφνικάGreek
- subiteEsperanto
- súbitamente, repentinamente, de pronto, de repenteSpanish
- äkkiEstonian
- ناگهانPersian
- äkkiä, yhtäkkiäFinnish
- soudainement, tout d'un coup, soudainFrench
- [[go]] [[tobann]], de gheitIrish
- gu grad, gu h-obannScottish Gaelic
- פתאוםHebrew
- ऎकाऎक्, अचानक, सहसाHindi
- hirtelenHungarian
- հանկարծակիArmenian
- subitoInterlingua
- mendadak, tiba tibaIndonesian
- subiteIdo
- skyndilega, snögglega, brátt, hastarlegaIcelandic
- improvvisamente, all'improvvisoItalian
- 突然Japanese
- მოულოდნელად, უეცრადGeorgian
- 갑자기Korean
- لهپڕKurdish
- subito, derepente, repenteLatin
- staigaLithuanian
- pēkšņiLatvian
- പെട്ടന്ന്, പെട്ടെന്ന്Malayalam
- гэнэтMongolian
- अचानकMarathi
- tiba-tibaMalay
- plotseling, ineens, plots, plotsklaps, pardoesDutch
- plutseligNorwegian
- naglePolish
- de repente, repentinamente, subitamentePortuguese
- instantaneu, brusc, deodată, subitRomanian
- неожиданно, внезапно, вдругRussian
- सहसा, सपदिSanskrit
- naênkratSlovene
- papriturAlbanian
- plötsligt, plötsligen, med ensSwedish
- kwa ghafulaSwahili
- திடீரென்றுTamil
- అకస్మాత్తుగాTelugu
- เร็วThai
- birdenbire, ansızın, aniden, birdenTurkish
- несподівано, раптовоUkrainian
- اچانکUrdu
- đột ngột, thình lìnhVietnamese
- אויף, מיט אַ מאָל, פּלוצלינגYiddish
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