DANGER


Meaning of DANGER in English

I. ˈdān-jər noun

Etymology: Middle English daunger, from Anglo-French dangier, dongier, from Vulgar Latin * dominiarium, from Latin dominium ownership

Date: 13th century

1.

a. archaic : jurisdiction

b. obsolete : reach , range

2. obsolete : harm , damage

3. : exposure or liability to injury, pain, harm, or loss

a place where children could play without danger

4. : a case or cause of danger

the danger s of mining

II. transitive verb

Date: 14th century

archaic : endanger

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.