adjective · rare

contingent

con·tin·gent

contingent · more contingent · most contingent

умовний

возможный, случайный

möglich, eventuell, abhängig, kontingent

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occurPossible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

/kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/

» Our departure tomorrow is contingent on fair weather.

Meaning

4 senses

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
möglich, kontingent, eventuell
возмо́жныйvozmóžnyj, случа́йныйslučájnyj
possible but not certain to occur
Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.
The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he cannot control.
a contingent estate
abhängig
Not logically necessarily true or false.
Temporary.
contingent labor
contingent worker

Examples

2 sentences

Our departure tomorrow is contingent on fair weather.
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His success is contingent upon his efforts.
deSein Erfolg ist abhängig von seinen Bemühungen.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

possible, liable, incidental, casual:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

possible, liable, incidental, casual:

dependent on something unknown, that may or may not occur:

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French contingent (whence con- and -ent), from Medieval Lati

From Middle English, from Old French contingent (whence con- and -ent), from Medieval Latin contingens (“possible, contingent”), present participle of contingere (“to touch, meet, attain to, happen”), from com- (“together”) + tangere (“to touch”).

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