sudden
♦ sud|den /s'ʌdən/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father-in-law...
She started to thank him, but a sudden movement behind him caught her attention...
It was all very sudden.
● suddenness [N-UNCOUNT] oft the N of n
The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.
2 [PHRASE] usu PHR with cl, PHR with v
If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.sud|den death
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Sudden death is a way of quickly deciding the winner of something such as a football or basketball game or a golf tournament when there are equal scores at the time when it would normally end. In a sudden-death situation, the first team to score a goal or the first golfer to win a hole is the winner.
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father-in-law...
She started to thank him, but a sudden movement behind him caught her attention...
It was all very sudden.
● suddenness [N-UNCOUNT] oft the N of n
The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.
2 [PHRASE] usu PHR with cl, PHR with v
If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.sud|den death
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Sudden death is a way of quickly deciding the winner of something such as a football or basketball game or a golf tournament when there are equal scores at the time when it would normally end. In a sudden-death situation, the first team to score a goal or the first golfer to win a hole is the winner.