endanger
To put in danger; to risk causing harm toTo put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
» Anti-vaxxers endanger people's lives.
Impfgegner gefährden Menschenleben.
Антиваксери ставлять під загрозу людське життя.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
1877, Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs If you endanger other people's life and liberty in your pursuit of happiness, I shall have to confiscate your arms, boys.
gefährden
подверга́ть опа́сностиpodvergátʹ opásnosti, подве́ргнуть опа́сностиpodvérgnutʹ opásnosti
наразити на небезпекуnarazyty na nebezpeku
(obsolete, transitive)To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
- pose a threat to; present a danger to
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Examples
16 sentencesAnti-vaxxers endanger people's lives.
Антиваксери ставлять під загрозу людське життя. — deniko
deImpfgegner gefährden Menschenleben. — Luiaard
Sami was endangering the dog's life.
I would never do anything that could endanger Tom.
You're under arrest for endangering the welfare of a minor.
Lead poisoning endangers the health of millions of children around the world.
Translations
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Origin
From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.
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Forms
endangers, endangering, endangered, endangered| Base form | endanger · to endanger |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | endangers |
| Present participle | endangering |
| Past simple | endangered |
| Past participle | endangered |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
11 synonyms- pose a threat to; present a danger to:jeopardizejeopardisemenacethreatenimperilperil
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position:queerexposescupperperil
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle