accident

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UK /ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/ US /ˈæk.sə.dənt/

noun 5adj 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.) unexpected event that causes damage/injury

ADJ

dreadful, horrific, major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic, unfortunate

fatal

The fatal accident on the highway closed all lanes for several hours yesterday.

minor, slight

freak

A freak accident at the construction site left everyone shocked and grateful nobody was seriously hurt.

near | hit-and-run | aircraft, canoeing, car, climbing, flying, industrial, motor, nuclear, road, traffic, etc.

VERB + ACCIDENT

be involved in, have, meet with

My uncle had a serious accident at work last month and is still recovering.

cause | prevent | survive

ACCIDENT + VERB

happen, occur, take place

ACCIDENT + NOUN

prevention | rates, statistics

PREP

in an/the ~

PHRASES

an accident involving

There was an accident involving a bus and several bicycles on the main road yesterday.

the scene of the accident

Police officers arrived at the scene of the accident to take statements from witnesses.

(noun.) sth not planned in advance

ADJ

pure, sheer

It was sheer accident that I found my old school friend at the airport last week.

PREP

by ~

I discovered that old photo by accident while cleaning out my desk drawer yesterday.

PHRASES

be no accident that

It is no accident that she won the competition after training so hard for months.

by accident or design

Whether by accident or design, she always managed to sit next to him at lunch.

Definitions

noun

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

to die by an accident such as an act of God

Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, / Of moving accidents by flood and field[…]

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.

A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage

There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.

My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.

Any chance event.

He also objects to the idea of women arising by an accident of nature, preferring the notion that they came about as a 'result of some strong mental impression', and so 'the sex of the progeny would have been settled by the decision of the progenitor'.

Chance; random chance.

c.1861-1863, Richard Chevenix Trench, in 1888, Letters and memorials, Volume 1, Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident, / It is the very place God meant for thee; […]

And so with his writing, which he proudly said was a perfect counterpart of his life. Accident played a major part in both.

adj

Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.

The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172.

name

A town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an appar

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

accident waiting to happen

A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.

Someone needs to repair that worn-out old bridge. It's an accident waiting to happen!

accident of birth

A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control.

[H]e said to himself that he was a very good-looking man, and could have adorned a much higher sphere in life than that in which the accident of birth had placed him.

there's been an accident

Indicates that an accident has occurred.

have an accident

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.

Example Bank

to die by an accident such as an act of God

Wiktionary

Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, / Of moving accidents by flood and field[…]

Wiktionary

There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.

Wiktionary

The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172.

Wiktionary

He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.

Tatoeba · #2016

Did you actually see the accident?

Tatoeba · #16024

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