Meaning of Incident | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An event or occurrence.
   countable, uncountable
2. That occurs in the discourse of an issue or business and has some link with it.
3. A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
   countable, uncountable
4. Something that occurs in the course of a matter, a story, etc., and that affects it by altering or interrupting it.
5. An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
   countable, uncountable
6. An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
   countable, often, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“She could not recall the time of the incident.”

“It was an incident that he hoped to forget.”

“The suspect was released without further incident.”

“Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez?”

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