emergency
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- emergence (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo, equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /iˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɝ.dʒən.si/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: e‧mer‧gen‧cy
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi
Noun[edit]
emergency (plural emergencies)
- A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
- Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.
- The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- (attributive) Arising from or used in an emergency.
- 2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 33:
- We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned.
- (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
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Translations[edit]
situation requiring urgent assistance
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emergency department — See also translations at emergency room
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