emergency
part of speech
noun (emergency, emergencies); adjective (emergency — for use in an emergency)
meaning for a pupil
1) A sudden dangerous situation where help is needed quickly: a fire, a bad accident, someone who can't breathe. tree →
2) As an adjective, used in such a situation: "emergency exit", "emergency services". tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety lessons: in an emergency, stay calm, get safe, call the emergency number — 911 (USA, Canada), 999 or 112 (UK, Ireland), 000 (Australia), 111 (New Zealand) — say your address and what happened, and listen. Know your address and an emergency plan. Phrases: in an emergency, emergency services, emergency exit, emergency room, emergency number.
examples
- Call 911 in an emergency. tree →
- A fire is an emergency. tree →
- The emergency exit is at the back. tree →
- An ambulance is one of the emergency services. tree →
- Only call the number in a real emergency. tree →
- Learn your address in case of an emergency. tree →
- We practise for emergencies with fire drills. tree →
- The doctor had an emergency and left. tree →
- But in this emergency Poseidon came to the aid of the son of Tantalus. tree →
note
Plural "emergencies". Not every problem is an emergency: a lost toy is not, someone not breathing is. Making a fake emergency call is wrong and can stop real people getting help.
In the corpora
- In an emergency you ring 999, not the GP.
- A siren and flashing blue lights mean police are rushing to an emergency, and other drivers must pull over to let them through.
- Saving means putting money aside now for something bigger later, or for emergencies like a broken boiler.
- In an emergency, call the emergency number straight away instead of asking a bot.
- A grown-up decides whether it needs a wash and a cool cloth, a doctor or an emergency call.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «emergency» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.