B1adverblanguage
US/ˈsʌd.ən.li/
UK/ˈsʌd.ən.li/
quickly and without any warning
In context
Suddenly the lights went out and everyone screamed.
The weather changed suddenly, and we got caught in the rain.
He suddenly remembered that he had left the stove on.
Words that go with suddenly
adverb + verb
- suddenly realizeI suddenly realized I had lost my phone.
- suddenly stopThe bus suddenly stopped in the middle of the road.
- suddenly appearA cat suddenly appeared in front of my bike.
- suddenly rememberShe suddenly remembered her mother's birthday.
verb + adverb
- die suddenlyHis grandfather died suddenly last spring.