jeopardy
To jeopardize; to endangerTo jeopardize; to endanger.
» The space mission is in jeopardy.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To jeopardize; to endanger.
Examples
16 sentencesThe space mission is in jeopardy.
Would domestic peace be plunged into jeopardy?
Do you feel your life is in jeopardy?
I'm afraid going into their yard will put me in jeopardy.
deIch habe Angst, dass ich mich in Gefahr begebe, wenn ich ihren Hof betrete. — Yorwba
Without fuel, the lives of countless patients are put in jeopardy.
Origin
From Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and MFrom Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and Middle French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party.
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Forms
jeopardies, jeopardying, jeopardied, jeopardied| Base form | jeopardy · to jeopardy |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | jeopardies |
| Present participle | jeopardying |
| Past simple | jeopardied |
| Past participle | jeopardied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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