† continge,v.Obs.|kɒnˈtɪndʒ| [ad. L. contingĕre to touch together, touch upon, arrive at, befall, happen, f.con- together + tangĕre to touch.] ‘To touch, to reach, to happen. Dict.’ (J.). 1742Bailey, Continge, to happen, to fall out. Shaksp. [Thence 1755 in J.; and subseq. Dicts. App. never used.]