contingent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ UK /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
dependent on circumstances not yet certain

Their bonus is contingent on meeting the quarterly target.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · dependent on circumstances... conditional dependent provisional uncertain accidental fortuitous

Opposites

certain necessary absolute unconditional inevitable

Word family

Derived forms contingentlycontingency

Related forms contact contiguouscontingence

Etymology

From Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch').

contingere Latin tangere Latin *tag- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# contingent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈtɪndʒənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɪndʒənt/

## Meanings
1. dependent on circumstances not yet certain

## Examples
- Their bonus is contingent on meeting the quarterly target.

## Synonyms
- conditional
- dependent
- provisional
- uncertain
- accidental
- fortuitous

## Antonyms
- certain
- necessary
- absolute
- unconditional
- inevitable

## Derived Forms
- contingently
- contingency

## Related Forms
- contact
- contiguous
- contingence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contingere
- Root: tangere
- Root: *tag-

## Etymology
From Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch').

## AI Etymology
Contingent is from Latin contingent-, present participle stem of contingere ('to touch, befall'), from con- ('together') + tangere ('to touch'). In present-day use, it means dependent on circumstances not yet certain. Derived formations include contingently and contingency. Related vocabulary includes contact, contiguous, and contingence.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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