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.).
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.—
B In partic., of animals, to leap , cover , Col. 6, 24, 3; 7, 6, 3; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 174.—
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. Ach. 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.