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gefährden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • endanger verb To put someone or something at risk of harm.
  • imperil verb To put into peril; to place in danger.
  • jeopardize verb To put something at risk of being lost, damaged, or ruined.

Senses

gefährden is used for these senses in English:

  • endanger (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
  • imperil (transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
  • jeopardize (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

imperil — full definition

  1. verb To put into peril; to place in danger.
  2. verb To risk or hazard.

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