PERIL


Meaning of PERIL in English

noun

1 great danger

ADJECTIVE

▪ deadly , dire , grave , great , mortal , serious

▪ imminent

▪ financial

VERB + PERIL

▪ be in

▪ put sth in

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

All aboard were in grave ~ of drowning.

PHRASES

▪ at your ~

Ignore these warnings at your ~.

2 sth dangerous

ADJECTIVE

▪ great

the great ~s facing the environment

▪ immediate ( AmE )

▪ potential

VERB + PERIL

▪ face

We face the immediate ~ of being bought out by another company.

▪ pose

the ~s posed by global warming

▪ highlight ( esp. BrE ), illustrate

a campaign illustrating the ~s of drug abuse

▪ avoid

PERIL + VERB

▪ face sth

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