advent
To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of somethingTo arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.
» Carriages gradually disappeared with the advent of the motorcar.
Meaning
1 sensesTo arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.
2014 Adam Pryor. The god who lives. In the flesh, self and world are always coming-to-be, adventing, in an intimate reciprocity to one another.
Ankunft
появле́ниеpojavlénije, приходprixod, прибытиеpribytije
Examples
20 sentencesCarriages gradually disappeared with the advent of the motorcar.
The tribe wasn't delighted about the advent of the peacemaker.
ruПлемя не было радо приходу миротворца.
Pottery usually appears in a culture after the advent of agriculture.
The advent of stormtroopers brought about a turn in trench warfare.
The advent of the euro is the beacon for the new millennium.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).
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Forms
advents, adventing, advented, adventedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle