danger

CEFRA2

/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The possibility of harm, injury, or death.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instance or cause of likely serious harm.

Examples

  • Are you saying my life is in danger?

  • You are secure from danger here.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdæ̝ɪn.d͡ʒə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Exposure to likely harm; peril.

  2. Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.

  3. The stop indication of a signal (usually in the phrase "at danger").

More examples

In context

  • The north signal was at danger because of the rockslide.

  • There's plenty of danger in the desert.

  • 1st September 1884, William Gladstone, Second Midlothian Speech Two territorial questions […] unsettled […] each of which was a positive danger to the peace of Europe.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English daunger (“power, dominion, peril”), from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Old French dangier, alteration of Old French dongier (due to association with Latin damnum (“damage”)) from Vulgar Latin *dominārium (“authority, power”) from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Displaced native Old English frēcennes.