noun
danger
DAYN-juh
noun
1
The possibility of harm, injury, or death.
"Firefighters face danger every time they enter a burning building."
"There's no danger of the bridge collapsing."
2
A specific person or thing that is likely to cause harm.
"Loose electrical wiring is a real danger in old houses."
How to Use Danger
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRisk of harm, or a specific thing that could cause it.
Common pairings
in danger
a danger to
sense of danger
Word Forms
dangered past tense, dangers plural, dangers singular
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Etymology
From Old French dangier, originally meaning "power" or "dominion" before it came to mean "peril" — ultimately from Latin dominus ("lord, master").