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The teacher wrote down the incident.
What does Incident mean?
An event that happened.
Dictionary definition
An event that happened, especially one that is noticed or recorded.
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Incident in a sentence
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The story began with a strange incident at the park.
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A clear report explains the incident without adding guesses.
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What does incident mean?
Incident means an event that happened.
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Which word is closest in meaning to incident?
event is close in meaning to incident in many contexts.
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Incident
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in · sih · dent · strongest beat: in
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WordIncident.
Partnoun.
MeaningIncident means An event that happened.
ExampleExample: The teacher wrote down the incident.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- in · sih · dent
- Strongest beat
- in
- Ending
- dent
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on in.
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Synonyms
Words like Incident
eventUse for something that happened.
occurrenceUse for a more formal way to say event.
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Incident word family
Base word
incident
noun
incident
An event that happened.
noun
incidents
More than one event.
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