French dictionary
avenu/a.və.ny/
adjective · B1 · Frequency 12929
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
having arisen, come to be, happened
Used to describe something that has occurred or come into existence; commonly found in written language.
Examples
L'incident avenu hier a été consigné dans le rapport.
The incident that happened yesterday was recorded in the report.
Le conflit avenu entre les deux associés a retardé le projet.
The conflict that arose between the two partners delayed the project.
Le changement avenu pendant la réunion a surpris toute l'équipe.
The change that occurred during the meeting surprised the whole team.
Collocations
- événement avenuan event that has occurred
- problème avenua problem that has arisen
- incident avenuan incident that has happened
Common mistakes
un événement avenu
un événement advenu
The adjective avenu is often confused with advenu; the correct term for 'an event that has happened' is advenu.
Related words
antonymabsentabsent