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# simultaneous

adjective (simultaneous)

«simultaneous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Happening or done at exactly the same time: simultaneous explosions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#m1)
2. (maths) «Simultaneous equations» are two or more equations that must be true at the same time, solved together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and everyday life: two lights flashing at the same moment are simultaneous. In maths (secondary school), simultaneous equations like x + y = 10 and x − y = 2 give x = 6, y = 4. In formal and exam voice: «simultaneous translation». In stories: «a simultaneous shout». Phrases: «simultaneous equations», «simultaneous events», «simultaneous translation».

### Examples

- There were two simultaneous goals in different games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x1)
- Solve the simultaneous equations a + b = 9 and a − b = 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x2)
- The twins gave a simultaneous shout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x3)
- Simultaneous translation lets people hear speeches in their own language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x4)
- The lights switched on in a simultaneous flash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x5)
- Can you pat your head and rub your tummy simultaneously? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; adverb: simultaneously. Pronounced sim-ul-TAY-nee-us (UK) or sy-mul-TAY-nee-us (US). Simpler: at the same time. In time problems, simultaneous events start or happen at the same moment, so their times overlap.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «simultaneous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simultaneous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«simultaneous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simultaneous.html) on Mova free.