Kilo Lingo

/ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/

Line drawing of emergency
Coloured illustration of emergency
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Translation

A sudden dangerous situation where somebody needs help straight away.

Word origin

From Latin emergere, to rise up out of something, because an emergency comes up suddenly.

Origin
Latin
Root
emergere
English cognates
emerge, merge

Grammar

Gender
Pluralemergencies

Examples

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"In an emergency" is a very common phrase.

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The plural changes y to ies: emergencies.

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Before a noun, "emergency" means for use when something goes wrong.

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This word is part of lesson 25.