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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

  1. verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
  2. verb To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.
  3. verb To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

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