"emergency" meaning in All languages combined

See emergency on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /i.'mɚ.dʒən.si/ Audio: en-us-emergency.ogg [US] Forms: emergency [singular], emergencies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|emergency|emergencies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly.
    Sense id: simple-emergency-en-noun-CPYAaM~h
  2. Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs.
    Sense id: simple-emergency-en-noun-Pkp3KBx7
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "hyphenation": "e‧mer‧gen‧cy",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "She called 911 to report the emergency to police."
        },
        {
          "text": "With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency."
        },
        {
          "text": "He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life."
        },
        {
          "text": "Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits."
        },
        {
          "text": "In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly."
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs."
      ],
      "id": "simple-emergency-en-noun-Pkp3KBx7",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/i.'mɚ.dʒən.si/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/i.\"m@`dZVn/"
    },
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    },
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "She called 911 to report the emergency to police."
        },
        {
          "text": "With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency."
        },
        {
          "text": "He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life."
        },
        {
          "text": "Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits."
        },
        {
          "text": "In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm."
        }
      ],
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        "An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly."
      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        "Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs."
      ],
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "sampa": "/i.\"m@`dZVn/"
    },
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