accident in English: Something bad that happens without anyone wanting it, such as two cars hitting each other. (noun)

Translation

Something bad that happens without anyone wanting it, such as two cars hitting each other.

Word origin

From Latin accidere, meaning to happen or to fall upon, from ad and cadere, to fall.

Gender

Pluralaccidents

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"Accident" is a bad event that nobody planned.

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"By accident" means you did not mean to do it.

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"Accident" often means cars hitting each other.

car

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

hurt

To cause pain to someone, or to feel pain.

danger

The chance that something bad or harmful may happen.

mistake

Something you do or say that is not right when you did not mean to get it wrong.

road

A long, hard path that cars and people use to travel from one place to another.

incident

Something that happens, usually something bad or out of the ordinary.

injury

Harm done to the body, for example in an accident or a game.

insurance

Money you pay a company every month so that it pays you if something bad happens.

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