contingent
21contingent — /kantinjant/ Possible, but not assured; doubtful or uncertain; conditioned upon the occurrence of some future event which is itself uncertain, or questionable. Synonymous with provisional. This term, when applied to a use, remainder, devise,… …
22contingent — /kantinjant/ Possible, but not assured; doubtful or uncertain; conditioned upon the occurrence of some future event which is itself uncertain, or questionable. Synonymous with provisional. This term, when applied to a use, remainder, devise,… …
23contingent — [[t]kəntɪ̱nʤ(ə)nt[/t]] contingents 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them. [FORMAL] Nigeria provided a large contingent of troops to the West African Peacekeeping Force...… …
24CONTINGENT — ENTE adj. Casuel, qui peut arriver ou n arriver pas. C est une chose contingente, sur laquelle il ne faut pas compter. En Logique, Futur contingent, Ce qui peut arriver, ou n arriver pas : cette locution s emploie aussi quelquefois dans le… …
25contingent — contingently, adv. /keuhn tin jeuhnt/, adj. 1. dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often fol. by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather. 2. liable to happen or not;… …
26contingent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, strong, substantial ▪ small ▪ military, police ▪ international, UN …
27contingent — con|tin|gent1 [kənˈtındʒənt] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of contingere to have contact with, happen to , from com ( COM ) + tangere to touch ] depending on something that may happen in the future… …
28contingent — I UK [kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nt] / US [kənˈtɪndʒənt] noun [countable] Word forms contingent : singular contingent plural contingents 1) a group of soldiers, police, vehicles etc from a particular place, forming part of a larger group France has the largest… …
29contingent — con|tin|gent1 [ kən tındʒənt ] noun count 1. ) a group of soldiers, police, vehicles, etc. from a particular place, forming part of a larger group: France has the largest peacekeeping contingent of any nation. 2. ) a group of people representing… …
30contingent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin contingent , contingens, present participle of contingere to have contact with, befall, from com + tangere to touch more at tangent Date: 14th century 1. likely but not… …
