Contingent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

a temporary military unit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːtʃɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/kəntˈɪndʒənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəntˈɪndʒənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːtʃɚli/.

Examples

each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics
the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent
they had to plan for contingent expenses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depending on dependent on contingent upon detail dependant upon dependant on dependent upon contingent on

Parts of Speech

noun	a gathering of persons representative of some larger group “each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
noun	a temporary military unit “the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”
adjective	possible but not certain to occur “they had to plan for contingent expenses”
adjective	determined by conditions or circumstances that follow “arms sales contingent on the approval of congress”
adjective	uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; - George Eliot “the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain”

Word Forms

detail	verb	assign to a specific task
contingency	noun	a possible event or occurrence or result

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kontingent

eine Versammlung von Personen, die eine größere Gruppe repräsentieren

🇪🇸Spanish

contingente

una reunión de personas representativas de algún grupo más grande

🇮🇹Italian

contingente

un raduno di persone rappresentative di un gruppo più ampio

🇳🇱Dutch

eventueel

een bijeenkomst van personen die representatief zijn voor een grotere groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

contingente

uma reunião de pessoas representativas de algum grupo maior

🇷🇺Russian

контингент

собрание лиц, представляющих какую-то большую группу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकस्मिक

किसी बड़े समूह के प्रतिनिधि व्यक्तियों का जमावड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

কন্টিনজেন্ট

কিছু বৃহত্তর গোষ্ঠীর প্রতিনিধিদের একটি সমাবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

குழு

சில பெரிய குழுவின் பிரதிநிதிகளின் கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆగంతుక

కొన్ని పెద్ద సమూహం యొక్క వ్యక్తుల ప్రతినిధుల సమావేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

आकस्मिक

काही मोठ्या गटाच्या प्रतिनिधींचा मेळावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકસ્મિક

કેટલાક મોટા જૂથના પ્રતિનિધિઓની વ્યક્તિઓનો મેળાવડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ

ಕೆಲವು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ ಸಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഘം

ചില വലിയ ഗ്രൂപ്പുകളുടെ പ്രതിനിധികളുടെ ഒത്തുചേരൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਇਕੱਠ

🇵🇰Urdu

دستہ

کسی بڑے گروہ کے نمائندوں کا اجتماع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

队伍

代表某个较大群体的人的聚会

🇯🇵Japanese

偶発的な

何らかの大きなグループを代表する人々の集まり

🇰🇷Korean

대표단

더 큰 그룹을 대표하는 사람들의 모임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngẫu nhiên

một tập hợp những người đại diện cho một số nhóm lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

เกิดขึ้นโดยบังเอิญ

การรวมตัวของบุคคลที่เป็นตัวแทนของกลุ่มใหญ่บางกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontingen

kumpulan orang-orang yang mewakili kelompok yang lebih besar

🇲🇾Malay

kontinjen

perhimpunan orang yang mewakili kumpulan yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طارئ

تجمع من الأشخاص الذين يمثلون مجموعة أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

مشروط

گردهمایی از افراد نماینده گروهی بزرگتر

🇹🇷Turkish

koşullu

daha büyük bir grubu temsil eden kişilerin bir araya gelmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁלַחַת

מפגש של אנשים המייצגים קבוצה גדולה יותר

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