Other Word Forms of Incident
Noun
Singular:
incident
Plural:
incidents
Origin of Incident
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Middle English from Old French apt to happen, an incident from Latin incidēns incident- present participle of incidere to happen in- on in–2 cadere to fall kad- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).
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Incident Sentence Examples
He'd changed since their incident.
Nothing more was said about the incident at the barn.
Maybe that incident inspired her dream that night.
It was an incident which did not change her plan.
A memorable incident occurred at one of these meetings.
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