Question 1 · Quick check
incident
CEFRB1
/ˈɪnsɪdənt/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
An event, especially one that is unusual or unpleasant.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
Examples
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.
This was third school shooting incident in six months.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [ˈɪnsɪdənt] ~ [ˈɪnsɪdn̩t]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
An event or occurrence.
An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
More examples
In contextWe mustn't make too much of this incident.
It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
She could not recall the time of the incident.
Related
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Origin
noun
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).