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# emergency

noun (emergency, emergencies); adjective (emergency — for use in an emergency)

«emergency» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sudden dangerous situation where help is needed quickly: a fire, a bad accident, someone who can't breathe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#m1)
2. As an adjective, used in such a situation: "emergency exit", "emergency services". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x1)
- A fire is an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x2)
- The emergency exit is at the back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x3)
- An ambulance is one of the emergency services. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x4)
- Only call the number in a real emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x5)
- Learn your address in case of an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x6)
- We practise for emergencies with fire drills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x7)
- The doctor had an emergency and left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x8)
- But in this emergency Poseidon came to the aid of the son of Tantalus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/#x9)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «emergency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergency/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«emergency» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/emergency.html) on Mova free.