CEFR B2

exigency

noun

Meaning

exigency means (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses exigency to mean (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
The teacher asked students to find exigency in the reading.

Synonyms: exigence, necessity, urgency

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exigency (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses exigency to mean (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
The teacher asked students to find exigency in the reading.
Check the words around exigency to choose the right meaning.

How to Use exigency

a/the exigency (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a exigency."
exigency in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked exigency in context before translating it."

Synonyms of exigency

Words with a similar meaning to exigency:

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