contingent
US: /kənˈtɪndʒənt/
UK: /kəntˈɪndʒənt/
UK: /kəntˈɪndʒənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
contingent /kən'tindʤənt/
- tính từ
- ngẫu nhiên, tình cờ, bất ngờ
- contingent expenses: những món chi tiêu bất ngờ
- còn tuỳ thuộc vào, còn tuỳ theo
- to be contingent on something: còn tuỳ thuộc vào việc gì
- ngẫu nhiên, tình cờ, bất ngờ
- danh từ
- (quân sự) đạo quân (để góp thành một đạo quân lớn hơn)
- nhóm con (nhóm người trong một nhóm lớn hơn)
- (như) contingency
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun [C+sing./pl. v.]
1 a group of people at a meeting or an event who have sth in common, especially the place they come from, that is not shared by other people at the event: The largest contingent was from the United States. + A strong contingent of local residents were there to block the proposal.
2 a group of soldiers that are part of a larger force: the French contingent in the UN peacekeeping force
+ adjective
~ (on / upon sth) (formal) dependent on sth that may or may not happen: Any further payments are contingent upon satisfactory completion dates.
contingently adverb
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
large, strong, substantial | military, naval, police | British, UN, etc.
PREP.
~ from
a strong contingent from Camberwell Art School
| ~ of
a large contingent of American troops
Concise English dictionary
contingents-nt
noun
+a gathering of persons representative of some larger group
+a temporary military unit
adj.
+possible but not certain to occur
+determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established
+uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
