dangerous
adjective (dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous)
Everyday
- Able or likely to hurt or harm someone: "a dangerous road". tree →
- Full of risk: "a dangerous game". tree →
In the lessons
In safety lessons, dangerous things are named so we can avoid them: dangerous animals, dangerous chemicals (bleach), traffic, deep water, fire, electricity. Warning signs and labels say "Danger". Phrases: dangerous for, too dangerous, dangerous driving.
Examples
- It is dangerous to play near the road. tree →
- Some snakes are dangerous. tree →
- Bleach is dangerous if you swallow it. tree →
- Deep water can be dangerous. tree →
- Climbing on the roof is too dangerous. tree →
- Never touch a dangerous chemical. tree →
- The storm made the sea dangerous. tree →
- Plugs and water together are dangerous. tree →
Note
Noun: "danger". Comparatives with "more/most": more dangerous, not "dangerouser". "Dangerous" is not the same as "scary": some scary things are safe and some calm-looking things are dangerous.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dangerous» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dangerous» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/dangerous/