Plural of incident
regular plural
The plural of incident is incidents.
Forms of incident
| Singular | incident /ˈɪnsɪdənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | incidents /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Incidents in a sentence
- Repeated incidents of air rage have led to stricter security on airplanes.From the entry air rage
- They were arrested and charged in connection with multiple shimming incidents.From the entry shimming
- The good news is that data on broken rail incidents is showing a sustained downward trend.2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 31. From the entry downward
- Reading different accounts on this, you'd think they were describing two completely different incidents.2023 May 5, @JeremiahDJohns, Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2024. From the entry scissor statement
- Its conceit was to relate historical incidents as if TV had existed at the time.2020 January 22, Stuart Jeffries, “Terry Jones obituary”, in The Guardian. From the entry conceit
Meaning of incident
- noun An event or occurrence.
- noun A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- noun An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
Questions about the plural of incident
- What is the plural of incident?
- The plural of incident is incidents.
- Is incident countable?
- Incident is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: incident (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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