incident
US /ˈɪnsədənt/
Definition
a single distinct event
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please report any safety incident to your supervisor immediately.
Word Family
NounNoun
incident gốc
incidence
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
incident gốc
AdverbAdv
incidentally
Synonyms
- occurrencean event that happens
- eventsomething that happens at a given place and time
- mishapan unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Collocations
- Easy minor incidentdescribing minor incident (a young person of either sex)
- Medium workplace safety incident reportdescribing workplace safety incident report (a place where work is done)
- Hard critical incident response protocoldescribing critical incident response protocol (marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws)
- Very Hard close book on unfortunate incidentto shut down or conclude regarding book on unfortunate incident
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