Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic, informal)To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.

    Michael had an accident at the playground. I had to take him home and change his clothes.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, accident.

    Michael had an accident on the highway. His car was destroyed.

Examples

253 sentences
  1. They must have had an accident.

    Можливо, вони потрапили в аварію. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

    deSie werden wohl einen Unfall gehabt haben. — Dejo

  2. He had an accident at work.

    З ним трапився нещасний випадок на роботі. — deniko

    ruС ним произошел несчастный случай на работе. — sharptoothed

    deEr hatte einen Arbeitsunfall. — Wolf

  3. We learned that Tom had an accident.

    Мі дізналися, що Том потрапив до аварії. — deniko

  4. Tom had an accident at work.

    У Тома на роботі стався нещасний випадок. — deniko

    deTom hatte einen Unfall bei der Arbeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. They must've had an accident.

    Можливо, вони потрапили в аварію. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

Forms

has an accident, having an accident, had an accident, had an accident
Base formhave an accident · to have an accident
3rd person singularhas an accident
Present participlehaving an accident
Past simplehad an accident
Past participlehad an accident

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhave an accident
he, she, ithas an accident

Past simpleLesson

all personshad an accident

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave had an accident
he, she, ithas had an accident

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill have an accident

See also

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