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simultaneous

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs/ · UK /ˌsɪməlˈteɪniəs/

simultaneous means: Happening at the same time.

adjective

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Happening at the same time.

  • We heard two simultaneous explosions.
  • Simultaneous meetings made it impossible to attend both.
  • The speech was available through simultaneous translation.

How to use it: simultaneous with something (The launch was simultaneous with the start of the festival.)

Similar words: concurrent

Opposites: sequential

Common phrases: simultaneous events, simultaneous attacks, simultaneous translation

Questions about simultaneous

What does simultaneous mean?

Happening at the same time.

What is simultaneous in other languages?

Türkçe: eşzamanlı · Español: simultáneo · Français: simultané · Deutsch: gleichzeitig · Italiano: simultaneo · 日本語: 同時の

How do you pronounce simultaneous?

In American English /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs/; in British English /ˌsɪməlˈteɪniəs/.

How do you use simultaneous in a sentence?

We heard two simultaneous explosions. Simultaneous meetings made it impossible to attend both.

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