emergency response — Immediate action taken to deal with a sudden dangerous or urgent situation.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: Immediate action taken to deal with a sudden dangerous or urgent situation.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi rɪˈspɑːns/
Example Sentences
- When the fire alarm rang, the emergency response team arrived faster than a pizza delivery.
- Countries with strong emergency response systems recover faster from natural disasters.
- My cat's emergency response to the vacuum cleaner is to run under the bed at full speed.
emergency response
NOUN[/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi rɪˈspɑːns/]
Immediate action taken to deal with a sudden dangerous or urgent situation.
Paramedics rush in with a stretcher — a textbook emergency response saves the fallen jogger.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Emergency derives from Latin emergere (to come forth, rise up), originally describing dangers that suddenly surface or emerge. Response comes from Latin re- (again) + spondere (to pledge, answer), meaning to answer or react again. Together, emergency response describes the reactive answer to suddenly arising critical situations.
Breakdown
Emergency: e- (out) + mergere (to plunge, rise) + -ency (noun suffix). Response: re- (again, back) + spondere (to pledge, answer) + -se (noun suffix forming agent).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“When the fire alarm rang, the emergency response team arrived faster than a pizza delivery.”
“Countries with strong emergency response systems recover faster from natural disasters.”
“My cat's emergency response to the vacuum cleaner is to run under the bed at full speed.”
“The government's emergency response plan was tested during the recent flood.”
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