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suddenly
/ˈsʌdənli/

suddenly

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈsʌdənli/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈsʌdənli/
Meaning of suddenly

unexpectedly

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Pronunciation/ˈsʌdənli/
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suddenly

When to use suddenly

suddenly stop

plötzlich stoppen

suddenly appear

plötzlich auftauchen

suddenly change

sich plötzlich ändern

suddenly realize

plötzlich erkennen

suddenly wake

plötzlich aufwachen

suddenly usage examples

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

The lights went out suddenly during the movie.

🇩🇪German🇬🇧English

She stopped speaking suddenly and looked worried.

Similar words

suddenly

Neutral basic adverb indicating a quick, unexpected change or action.

unexpectedly

Highlights lack of expectation; near-equivalent to 'suddenly', slightly more formal.

all at once

Can mean 'simultaneously' or 'suddenly' depending on context; often used in narrative.

out of nowhere

Colloquial idiom meaning 'very unexpectedly', often with dramatic surprise.

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suddenlyplötzlich
rarelyselten
onceeinmal
every dayjeden Tag
every monthmonatlich
right nowsofort
secondSekunde

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What's the difference between suddenly / unexpectedly / all at once / out of nowhere

🇬🇧English
suddenly

Neutral basic adverb indicating a quick, unexpected change or action.

B1Very Often

He suddenly stood up and left the room.

Он внезапно встал и вышел из комнаты.

🇬🇧English

Highlights lack of expectation; near-equivalent to 'suddenly', slightly more formal.

B1Very Often

The team unexpectedly won the match.

Команда неожиданно выиграла матч.

A
🇬🇧English
all at once

Can mean 'simultaneously' or 'suddenly' depending on context; often used in narrative.

B1Very Often

All at once, people started shouting.

Внезапно все стали кричать.

O
🇬🇧English
out of nowhere

Colloquial idiom meaning 'very unexpectedly', often with dramatic surprise.

B1Very Often

A dog ran out of nowhere and knocked him over.

Собака появилась ниоткуда и сбила его с ног.

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How to pronounce suddenly and what this word means

suddenly translation: внезапно. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce suddenly

/ˈsʌdənli/

suddenly translation

внезапно

suddenly examples

The lights went out suddenly during the movie.

suddenly transcription

/ˈsʌdənli/, /ˈsʌdənli/

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suddenly meaning: what does it mean?

unexpectedly

suddenly pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

suddenly is pronounced as /ˈsʌdənli/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

suddenly definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The lights went out suddenly during the movie. Translation: Свет внезапно погас во время фильма.

Is suddenly part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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