suddenly
B1
adv
Freq #1099
Meanings
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1
adv
quickly and without warning
They stopped suddenly.
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2
adv
happening unexpectedly
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my side.
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3
adv
Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
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4
adv
on impulse
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sodenly, sodeynly, sodeinliche, sodaynlyche; equivalent to sudden + -ly.
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Synonyms
1
adv
· quickly and without warning
abruptly
2
adv
· happening unexpectedly
all of a suddenof a sudden
3
adv
· happening quickly and with...
all of a sudden
4
adv
· on impulse
on the spur of the moment