Collocation
emergency contact
a person (and their details) to be contacted if someone has an emergency
Definition
'emergency contact' is a common English collocation. a person (and their details) to be contacted if someone has an emergency
emergency contact + (details/information/number/person)
“Please list an emergency contact on the form in case we need to reach someone quickly.”
Examples
- The school asked every parent to provide an emergency contact for their child.
- I updated my emergency contact after I moved to a new city.
- Please write down an emergency contact number that we can call at any time.
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- If you are injured during the hike, the guide will call your emergency contact.
- The hospital could not reach his emergency contact because the phone number was outdated.
- HR requires an emergency contact on file for all employees.
- She listed her sister as her emergency contact when she started university.
- Before the trip, the organizer double-checked everyone’s emergency contact information.
- His emergency contact was notified immediately after the accident.
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