Lewis & Short

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sŭper-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n. and 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.).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.
          1. (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.
          2. (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.
    2. B. In partic., of animals, to leap, cover, Col. 6, 24, 3; 7, 6, 3; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 174.
  2. 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.