contingent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Old French contingent (whence con- and -ent), from Medieval Latin contingens (“possible, contingent”), present participle of contingere (“to touch, meet, attain to, happen”), from com- (“together”) + tangere (“to touch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/ Hyphenation: con‧tin‧gent === Noun === contingent (plural contingents) An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future. Synonyms: contingency; see also Thesaurus:possibility That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share. Synonym: proportion (military) A quota of troops. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === contingent (comparative more contingent, superlative most contingent) Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur. Synonyms: incidental, casual Antonyms: certain, inevitable, necessary, impossible (with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur. Synonyms: conditional; see also Thesaurus:conditional Not logically necessarily true or false. Temporary. ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “contingent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “contingent”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “contingent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === contenting == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contingentem. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === contingent m or f (masculine and feminine plural contingents) contingent === Noun === contingent m (plural contingents) contingent ==== Related terms ==== contingència === Further reading === “contingent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “contingent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “contingent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “contingent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contingentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛ̃.ʒɑ̃/ === Adjective === contingent (feminine contingente, masculine plural contingents, feminine plural contingentes) contingent ==== Related terms ==== contingence === Noun === contingent m (plural contingents) quota contingent === Further reading === “contingent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === contingent third-person plural future active indicative of contingō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French contingent, from Latin contingens. === Adjective === contingent m or n (feminine singular contingentă, masculine plural contingenți, feminine/neuter plural contingente) contingent ==== Declension ====