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to peril
01
to put someone or something in a dangerous or difficult position
Transitive: to peril sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
peril
3rd person singular
perils
Present participle
periling
Past simple
periled
Past participle
periled
Examples
Ignoring safety guidelines could peril the lives of those involved.
Peril
01
great and immediate danger, especially when one may be harmed or even killed
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
perils
Examples
Mountaineers faced many perils from rockfalls and avalanches during their ascent.
02
an action or undertaking that is risky and may result in harm or loss
Examples
Climbing without safety gear was a peril he willingly accepted.
03
the state of being threatened by or exposed to a significant negative occurrence
Examples
The mission plunged deep into enemy territory, with the agents operating under constant peril of discovery.
Lexical Tree
imperil
peril
