Word a Day
danger
What does danger mean?
danger (noun): exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use danger in a sentence?
- There's plenty of danger in the desert. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce danger?
/ˈdeɪndʒɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does danger come from?
From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “danger” mean?
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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the person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel
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exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury
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a structure built or serving as an abode of human beings
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