Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #1279 of 1319

emergency (n.)

a sudden dangerous event

Examples

  • Call in an emergency.

Key rules

  • An emergency is a sudden dangerous situation needing urgent action
  • Call in an emergency, a medical emergency
  • Emergency is countable
💡 Tip: Safety // Health // Public services
Practise this topic in the appPractise Elementary quiz
← alarm (n.)accident (n.) →

Related Elementary topics

See all Elementary vocabulary lessons →

borrow (v.)

to take something and give it back later

lend (v.)

to give something for a short time

enjoy (v.)

to get pleasure from something

decide (v.)

to make a choice

explain (v.)

to make something clear

travel (v.)

to go from one place to another