DANGER


Meaning of DANGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ deɪndʒə(r) ]

( dangers)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.

My friends endured tremendous danger in order to help me...

His life could be in danger.

≠ safety

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A danger is something or someone that can hurt or harm you.

...the dangers of smoking...

Britain’s roads are a danger to cyclists...

= threat

N-COUNT : usu N of -ing / n , N to n

3.

If there is a danger that something unpleasant will happen, it is possible that it will happen.

There is a real danger that some people will no longer be able to afford insurance...

If there is a danger of famine, we should help.

N-SING : also no det , N that , N of n / -ing

4.

If someone who has been seriously ill is out of danger , they are still ill, but they are not expected to die.

PHRASE : v-link PHR

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