AN ACCIDENT / A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN

Meaning of AN ACCIDENT / A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN in English

a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
HAPPEN — I. ˈhapən, -p ə m verb ( happened -pənd, -p ə nd ; happened “ ; happening -p(ə)niŋ ; happens …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISASTER — I. də̇ˈz]astə(r), ]aas-, ]ais-, ]ȧs also də̇ˈs]; -ˈs- is less frequent in “disastrous” than in “disaster”, probably because three identical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-AN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAITING — present part of wait
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACCIDENT — ˈaksədənt also -d ə nt or -ˌdent noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin accident-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAITING — () a. & n. from Wait, v.
Английский словарь Webster
WAITING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wait
Английский словарь Webster
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
WAITING — a. & n. from Wait, v.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAITING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Wait
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAITING — — waitingly , adv. /way"ting/ , n. 1. a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay. 2. in waiting , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAPPEN — /hap"euhn/ , v.i. 1. to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISASTER — /di zas"teuhr, -zah"steuhr/ , n. 1. a calamitous event, esp. one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAITING — n. remaining in one place until a certain time or event
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAITING — adj. serving, attending to (as to royalty)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAPPEN — intransitive verb ( hap·pened ; hap·pen·ing ˈhap-niŋ, ˈha-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : to occur …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISASTER — noun Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre, from Old Italian disastro, from dis- (from Latin) + astro …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAITING — adj & ·noun from wait, v. 2. waiting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of wait.
Webster English vocab
HAPPEN — vi to take place; to occur. 2. happen ·vi to come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall …
Webster English vocab
DISASTER — vt to blast by the influence of a baleful star. 2. disaster ·vt to bring harm upon; to injure. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
ACCIDENT — noun unusual appearance or effect. 2. accident ·noun a point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a …
Webster English vocab
WAITING — noun park a vehicle for a short time at the side of a road. → wait
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAPPEN — happen BrE AmE ˈhæp ə n ▷ happened ˈhæp ə nd ⇨-md ▷ happening/s ˈhæp ə n‿ɪŋ/z ▷ happens ˈhæp …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISASTER — disaster BrE AmE dɪ ˈzɑːst ə də-, § -ˈzæst- AmE -ˈzæst ə r ▷ disaster|s z ▶ di ˈ saster …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAITING — / ˈweɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the fact of staying where you are or delaying doing sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISASTER — / dɪˈzɑːstə(r); NAmE -ˈzæs-/ noun 1. [ C ] an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACCIDENT — / ˈæksɪdənt; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPEN — hap ‧ pen S1 W1 /ˈhæpən/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: hap ( ⇨ ↑ happy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISASTER — di ‧ sas ‧ ter S3 W3 /dɪˈzɑːstə $ dɪˈzæstər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACCIDENT — ac ‧ ci ‧ dent S2 W2 /ˈæksəd ə nt, ˈæksɪd ə nt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAITING — n. 1 in senses of WAIT v. 2 a official attendance at court. b one's period of this. øwaiting game …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAPPEN — v. & adv. --v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAITING — n. 1 in senses of WAIT v. 2 a official attendance at court. b one's period of this. waiting game …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAPPEN — v. & adv. v.intr. 1 occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAITING — n.1 in senses of WAIT v. 2 a official attendance at court. b one's period of this. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
HAPPEN — v. & adv. --v.intr. 1. occur (by chance or otherwise). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) have the (good or …
Oxford English vocab
HAPPEN — ( happens, happening, happened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISASTER — ( disasters) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A disaster is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACCIDENT — ( accidents) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An accident happens when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISASTER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISASTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a disaster zone ▪ The damage is so serious that the government has declared the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACCIDENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car crash/accident ( also a car wreck American English ) ▪ He was involved …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAPPEN — (CHANCE) [verb] - to do or be by chanceThey happened to look in the right place almost immediately. [+ to …
Cambridge English vocab
DISASTER — [noun] - (an event which results in) great harm, damage or death, or serious difficultyScientists have warned of the looming …
Cambridge English vocab
ACCIDENT — [noun] [C] - something which happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, esp. causing damage or injuryJohn had an accident and spilled water …
Cambridge English vocab
WAITING — Synonyms and related words : about to be, agape, agog, all agog, already in sight, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxiety, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAPPEN — Synonyms and related words : be found, be met with, be realized, bechance, become of, befall, betide, break, bump, chance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAPPEN — Adv. Perhaps, maybe. E.g."Happen it's going to rain this afternoon." [Northern use. Dialect]
Slang English vocab
DISASTER — n. Function: noun a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction FF1C; a flood disaster struck the valley …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISASTER — noun a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction a flood disaster struck the valley Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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