contingent (redirected from contingents)

con·tin·gent  (kn-tnjnt)

adj.

1. Liable to occur but not with certainty; possible: "All salaries are reckoned on contingent as well as on actual services" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

2. Dependent on conditions or occurrences not yet established; conditional: arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress. See Synonyms at dependent.

3. Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous. See Synonyms at accidental.

4. Logic True only under certain conditions; not necessarily or universally true: a contingent proposition.

n.

1. An event or condition that is likely but not inevitable.

2. A share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort.

3. A representative group forming part of an assemblage.

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[Middle English, from Latin contingns, contingent-, present participle of contingere, to touch; see contact.]

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con·tingent·ly adv.

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contingent [kənˈtɪndʒənt]

adj

1. (when postpositive, often foll by on or upon) dependent on events, conditions, etc., not yet known; conditional

2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a proposition) true under certain conditions, false under others; not necessary

3. (Linguistics / Grammar) (in systemic grammar) denoting contingency (sense 4)

4. (Philosophy) Metaphysics (of some being) existing only as a matter of fact; not necessarily existing

5. happening by chance or without known cause; accidental

6. that may or may not happen; uncertain

n

1. (Military) a part of a military force, parade, etc.

2. a representative group distinguished by common origin, interests, etc., that is part of a larger group or gathering

3. a possible or chance occurrence

[from Latin contingere to touch, fall to one's lot, befall; see also contact]

contingently  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
	2.	contingent - a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent" detail military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Adj.	1.	contingent - possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses" possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
	2.	contingent - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent on, contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
	3.	contingent - uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

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contingent

noun

group, detachment, deputation, set, body, section, bunch (informal), quota, batch There were contingents from the navies of virtually all EC countries.

adjective

chance, random, casual, uncertain, accidental, haphazard, fortuitous these apparently random, contingent and unexplained phenomena

contingent on dependent on, subject to, controlled by, conditional on Growth is contingent on improved incomes.

Translations

contingent [kənˈtɪndʒənt]

A. ADJ to be contingent upon → depender de

B. N

1. (Mil) → contingente m

2. (= group) → representación f

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contingent [kənˈtɪndʒ^ənt]

adj (= dependent) to be contingent upon sth, to be contingent on sth → dépendre de qch

n (= group) → contingent m

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contingent

adj

contingent upon (form) → abhängig von; to be contingent upon → abhängen von

(Philos) → kontingent

n → Kontingent nt; (= section) → Gruppe f; (Mil) → Trupp m

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contingent [kənˈtɪndʒ/ənt] (frm)

1. adj to be contingent upon → dipendere da

2. n (Mil) → contingente m; (group) → gruppo

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contingent [kənˈtɪndʒ/ənt] (frm)

1. adj to be contingent upon → dipendere da

2. n (Mil) → contingente m; (group) → gruppo

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contingent

n contingent [kənˈtindʒənt]

a number or group, especially of soldiers. afdeling, kontingent فِرْقَة عَسْكَرِيّه контингент kontingent kontingent; troppekontingent das Truppenkontingent στρατιωτικό απόσπασμα contingente (väe)kontingent گروه osasto, joukko contingent יְחִידָה संख्या या समूह विशेष रूप से सैनिकों की kontingent részleg, kontingens kontingen liðsafli contingente 分遣隊 분견대, 파견단 kontingentas kontingents kontinjen contingent gruppe, (troppe)kontingent kontyngent contingente contingent контингент kontingent (vojaški) kontingent kontingent kontingent กำลังทหาร destek birliği, yedek kuvvet 分遣部隊，小分隊 контингент فوجى دست‍ہ số quân được góp vào để trở thành một bộ phận của lực lượng lớn hơn 分遣部队，小分队

n conˈtingency

a chance happening We're prepared for all contingencies. gebeurlikheidskans إحْتِمال حُدوث، طارِئ случайност možnost, eventualita eventualitet; tilfælde die Eventualität ενδεχόμενο contingencia võimalus اتفاق؛ پیشامد mahdollisuus éventualité אֶפשָרוּת आपात možebitnost, slučajnost lehetőség kemungkinan óvænt atvik eventualità 万一 우연성, 우연한 사건 atsitiktinumas, nenumatytas atvejis nejaušība hal luar jangkaan eventualiteit tilfeldighet, eventualitet, tilfeldig omstendighet ewentualność contingência eventualitate случайность eventualita naključje mogućnost eventualitet ความบังเอิญ olasılık 偶發事件 випадок; непередбачена обставина هنگامى، اتفاقى، ناگهانى việc bất ngờ 意外事情［件］