vaarantaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- endanger verb To put someone or something at risk of harm.
- gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
- jeopardize verb To put something at risk of being lost, damaged, or ruined.
- prejudice noun An unfair opinion or attitude formed in advance, without real knowledge or evidence.
- risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
- threaten verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.
Senses
vaarantaa is used for these senses in English:
- commit (ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)
- endanger (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
- gamble (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
- jeopardize (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
- prejudice (transitive) To have a negative impact on (someone's position, chances etc.).
- risk (transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
- threaten To menace, or be dangerous.
commit — full definition
- verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
- verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.