accident

[US]/ˈæksɪdənt/
[UK]/ˈæksɪdənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. unexpected event, incident, fate, providence

Phrases & Collocations

car accident

traffic accident

fatal accident

workplace accident

minor accident

by accident

accident insurance

accident prevention

fire accident

accident rate

road accident

nuclear accident

industrial accident

have an accident

cerebrovascular accident

personal accident insurance

collision accident

vehicle accident

aviation accident

transportation accident

unexpected accident

Example Sentences

The accident was no joke.

an accident black spot.

the cause of the accident is not clear.

accidents of the ground

an accident out of negligence

The accident was a terrible thing.

The accident was the death of him.

The accident was due to negligence.

a frightful accident

he had an accident at the factory.

the accident was due to excessive speed.

We met by accident at the airport.

The accident luxate the left shoulder.

There was a horrible accident here yesterday.

He had an accident at work.

Who is in fault in the accident?

The accident gave me the shivers.

There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

Real-world Examples

We don't want any accidents, do we?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

One fall is an accident, three an epidemic.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 5

However, successful urbanism is never an accident.

Source: History

Me smashing those photographs was not an accident.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Officials don't know yet what caused the accident.

Source: CNN Selected May 2015 Collection

So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

More than a hundreds worshipers died in Friday's accident.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

And he had suffered a bad accident.

Source: Global Slow English

'It takes two to make an accident.'

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

'It was no accident! 'he said, angrily.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

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