Emergency Government Declared State Door Exit Deal I

• the government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
• this door should only be used in an emergency.
• the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency)
• the government had to take emergency action.

emergency

1. a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it
• The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
• This door should only be used in an emergency.
• the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency)
• The government had to take emergency action.
• The pilot made an emergency landing in a field.
• I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies.
• The government has been granted emergency powers (= to deal with an emergency).

Extra Examples

• Call this number if any unforeseen emergency should arise.
• Complete retention of urine constitutes a medical emergency.
• Don’t call me unless its a real emergency.
• Emergency admissions to hospital are given top priority.
• Emergency supplies of food have been flown to the area.
• He got emergency leave when his Dad died.
• He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.
• I need to know what to do in an emergency.
• It’s a disaster and a public-health emergency in the making.
• Make sure your policy covers you in case of medical emergency.
• She told me to keep the money for emergencies.
• The ambulance crashed while answering an emergency call.
• The army provided emergency cover when the ambulance service went on strike.
• The assembly declared a national emergency.
• The emergency services are struggling to cope with the number of call-outs.
• The government imposed emergency rule and suspended civil rights.
• The police have been given emergency powers to deal with the crisis.
• The president immediately declared a state of emergency.
• There’s a fire blanket on the kitchen wall in case of emergencies.
• When a member of staff has a family emergency, a project can get delayed.
• Would you know what to do in an emergency situation?
• an emergency session of the United Nations
• an emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor
• firefighters on call to respond to emergencies
• in times of national emergency
• one of the busiest accident and emergency departments in Scotland
• the New York police and fire and emergency responders
• the closure of the hospital’s accident and emergency department
• the emergency evacuation of more than 300 passengers
• I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies.
• The government has been granted emergency powers.
• There is an emergency exit on each side of the aeroplane.
• This door should only be used in an emergency.

Word Origin

• mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘arise, bring to light’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, forth’ + mergere ‘to dip’.