I.a., to come over or upon, to come to or in addition to, to overtake, to come up, arrive, come upon, fall upon (not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(α).
Act.: “et heres Heredem alterius, velut unda supervenit undam,” follows after, presses upon, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 176: “crura loquentis Terra supervenit,” closed over, covered, Ov. M. 10, 490: “vineae superveniunt jugum,” Col. 4, 22. 1: “planitiem supervenit umor,” id. 2, 17 fin.: “si festinaret sequi, palantes superventurum,” Curt. 5, 13, 11: “hostes,” Grat. Cyn. 185.—
(β).
Neutr.: “addit se sociam timidisque supervenit Aegle,” Verg. E. 6, 20: “semianimi lapsoque supervenit,” id. A. 12, 356: “parantibus jam oppugnare supervenit a Creüsā praetor,” Liv. 42, 56, 5: “munientibus supervenit Marcellus,” id. 24, 35, 9; 28, 7, 7; 34, 29, 4; cf. id. 2, 3, 3: “huic laetitiae Quintius supervenit,” id. 34, 40, 7: “ulcus ulceri supervenit,” Cels. 5, 28, 5: “quae (febris) vel levi vulneri supervenit,” id. 5, 26, 26: “quotiens imbres superveniunt,” Front. Aquaed. 15: “dum nox occasionem daret, securis et laetis superveniendum,” Just. 2, 11, 12: “inopinantibus,” id. 8, 3, 15: “quibusdam (insectorum) pinnarum tutelae crusta supervenit,” Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 97. — Without dat.: “Laelius Fulviusque ab Romā supervenerunt,” Liv. 30, 25, 9; 2, 6, 10; 27, 28, 17: “nuntii ab Urbe,” Suet. Galb. 11: “nulla auxilia,” Tac. H. 4, 25: “superveniunt deinde legati,” Curt. 3, 1, 9; 4, 15, 18: “tandem signa legionum,” Liv. 34, 28, 4: “tertia aquila,” Suet. Vesp. 5: “imbres superveniunt,” Front. Aquaed. 15: “grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora,” Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 14.—
II. Trop., to come upon, be added to; to go beyond, surpass, exceed, excel: “ne tempus opimandi quintam et vigesimam lunam superveniat,” go beyond, exceed, Col. 8, 7, 5: “vis teneros supervenit annos,” attacks suddenly, Stat. Achill. 1, 147: “aliud majus alio supervenit,” is added to, follows, Quint. 9, 4, 23: “tunc donis Argia nitet, vilesque sororis Ornatus sacro praeculta supervenit auro,” surpasses, exceeds, Stat. Th. 2, 298.
