"imperil" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpɛɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-imperil.wav Forms: imperils [present, singular, third-person], imperilling [UK, participle, present], imperiling [US, participle, present], imperilled [UK, participle, past], imperilled [UK, past], imperiled [US, participle, past], imperiled [US, past]
Rhymes: -ɛɹəl Etymology: From im- + peril. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|id=risk}}, {{prefix|en|im|peril}} im- + peril Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=imperiled|past2_qual=US|past_qual=UK|pres_ptc2=imperiling|pres_ptc2_qual=US|pres_ptc_qual=UK}} imperil (third-person singular simple present imperils, present participle (UK) imperilling or (US) imperiling, simple past and past participle (UK) imperilled or (US) imperiled)
  1. (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger. Tags: transitive Synonyms (put into peril): endanger Translations (to put in peril): излагам на опасност (izlagam na opasnost) (Bulgarian), застрашавам (zastrašavam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), застраша (zastraša) [perfective] (Bulgarian), ohrozit [perfective] (Czech), ohrožovat [imperfective] (Czech), menacer (French), compromettre (French), gefährden (German), veszélyeztet (Hungarian), compromettere (Italian), poner en peligro (Spanish), amenazar (Spanish), sätta på spel (Swedish), äventyra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-imperil-en-verb-7XszfKaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with im-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with im-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'put into peril': 88 12 Disambiguation of 'to put in peril': 77 23
  2. (transitive) To risk or hazard. Tags: transitive Translations (to risk): рискувам (riskuvam) (Bulgarian), застрашавам (zastrašavam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), застраша (zastraša) [perfective] (Bulgarian), arriscar (Catalan), riskovat [imperfective] (Czech), risquer (French), riskieren (German), veszélynek tesz ki (Hungarian), arriesgar (Spanish), hota (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-imperil-en-verb-VLhJytMI Disambiguation of 'to risk': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: emperil [dated] Related terms: imperilment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "arriscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "riskovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "risquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "riskieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "veszélynek tesz ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "arriesgar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to risk",
      "word": "hota"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imperil"
}

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