Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An event or occurrence.

    She could not recall the time of the incident.

    It was an incident that he hoped to forget.

    Vorfall, Begebenheit, Ereignis

    происше́ствиеproisšéstvije, слу́чайslúčaj, инциде́нтincidént

    ви́падокvýpadok, інциде́нтincydént

    a single distinct event

  2. (countable, uncountable)A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.

    Nebeneffekt, Ereignisfall, Nebenumstand

  3. (countable, uncountable)An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

    Vorfall, Störfall, Ereignis

    происше́ствиеproisšéstvije, инциде́нтincidént

    інциде́нтincydént

  4. An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

    (countable, often, uncountable)An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.

Examples

433 sentences
  1. It seems that he knows something about that incident.

    Здається, він щось знає про той випадок. — deniko

    ruПохоже, он кое-что знает об этом инциденте. — marafon

  2. I'll explain the incident.

    Я поясню цей інциндент. — deniko

    ruЯ могу объяснить этот инцидент. — Snark

    deIch werde das Ereignis erläutern. — riotlake

  3. Tom survived the incident.

    Том пережив інцидент. — Dionizio

  4. I'll remember this incident forever.

    Я назавжди запам'ятаю цей випадок. — shanghainese

    ruЯ навсегда запомню этот случай. — sharptoothed

  5. I'll never forget this incident.

    Я ніколи не забуду цей випадок. — deniko

    ruЯ никогда не забуду этот случай. — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
event or occurrence:
Русский
By meaning 1
event or occurrence:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
event or occurrence:
(minor) event incidental to others:
event causing interruption or crisis:

Origin

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

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