emergency

CEFRA2

/ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sudden serious situation requiring immediate action.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.

Examples

  • This is a medical emergency needing urgent treatment with antibiotics.

  • Report to the emergency room.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /iˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.

  2. A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

  3. The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

More examples

In context

  • What is the emergency telephone number?

  • Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention.

  • 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...

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo (“to emerge, arise, come forth”), equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency. Doublet of emergence.