"jeopardy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ [US], /ˈd͡ʒepədi/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-jeopardy.wav [UK] Forms: jeopardies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English jupartie, jeopardie (“even chance”), from Old French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per- (sell)}}, {{inh|en|enm|jupartie}} Middle English jupartie, {{m|enm|jeopardie||even chance}} jeopardie (“even chance”), {{der|en|fro|jeu parti||a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance}} Old French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), {{der|en|ML.|iocus partītus||an even chance, an alternative}} Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), {{der|en|la|iocus||jest, play, game}} Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”), {{m|la|partītus}} partītus, {{m|la|partiō||divide}} partiō (“divide”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} jeopardy (usually uncountable, plural jeopardies)
  1. Danger of failure, harm, or loss. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: gamble, hazard, peril, risk, danger Derived forms: double jeopardy, jeopard, jeopardize Translations (danger of failure, harm, or loss): վտանգ (vtang) (Armenian), опасност (opasnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), риск (risk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), perill [masculine] (Catalan), risc [masculine] (Catalan), 風險 (Chinese Mandarin), 风险 (fēngxiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 危險 (Chinese Mandarin), 危险 (wēixiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), gevaar [neuter] (Dutch), danĝero (Esperanto), vaara (Finnish), danger [masculine] (French), péril [masculine] (French), risque [masculine] (French), perigo [masculine] (Galician), risco [masculine] (Galician), საფრთხე (saprtxe) (Georgian), საშიშროება (sašišroeba) (Georgian), ხიფათი (xipati) (Georgian), განსაცდელი (gansacdeli) (Georgian), რისკი (risḳi) (Georgian), Gefahr [feminine] (German), Risiko [neuter] (German), κίνδυνος (kíndynos) [masculine] (Greek), जोखिम (jokhim) [masculine] (Hindi), kockázat (Hungarian), veszély (Hungarian), pericolo (Italian), rischio [masculine] (Italian), 危険 (kiken) (alt: きけん) (Japanese), リスク (risuku) (Japanese), خطر (xatar) (Persian), perigo (Portuguese), опа́сность (opásnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), риск (risk) [masculine] (Russian), cunnart [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), rizik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), opasnost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), peligro [masculine] (Spanish), riesgo [masculine] (Spanish), fara [common-gender] (Swedish), risk (Turkish), tehlike (Turkish), небезпе́ка (nebezpéka) (Ukrainian), ри́зик (rýzyk) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-jeopardy-en-noun-9Vpdd7V2

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ [UK], /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ [US], /ˈd͡ʒepədi/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-jeopardy.wav [UK] Forms: jeopardies [present, singular, third-person], jeopardying [participle, present], jeopardied [participle, past], jeopardied [past]
Etymology: From Middle English jupartie, jeopardie (“even chance”), from Old French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per- (sell)}}, {{inh|en|enm|jupartie}} Middle English jupartie, {{m|enm|jeopardie||even chance}} jeopardie (“even chance”), {{der|en|fro|jeu parti||a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance}} Old French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), {{der|en|ML.|iocus partītus||an even chance, an alternative}} Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), {{der|en|la|iocus||jest, play, game}} Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”), {{m|la|partītus}} partītus, {{m|la|partiō||divide}} partiō (“divide”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} jeopardy (third-person singular simple present jeopardies, present participle jeopardying, simple past and past participle jeopardied)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-jeopardy-en-verb-beyHeilp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

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          "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
      "word": "საფრთხე"
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      "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
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      "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "kockázat"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
      "word": "veszély"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "danger of failure, harm, or loss",
      "word": "pericolo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "word": "خطر"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sh",
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