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dangerous

/ˈdeɪndʒərəs/adjective

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (for sb) (to do sth)

    likely to injure or harm somebody, or to cause damage

    खतरनाक

    • It is dangerous to drive without a helmet.
    • a dangerous animal
    • The road is dangerous at night because it has no lights.
    + 2 more examples
    • Radhika warned the children that the river was dangerous.
    • It is dangerous to touch a loose electric wire.

    Synonyms hazardous risky perilous

    Opposite safe harmless secure

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

dangerous to sb / for sb

Use to or for before the person or thing at risk.

जोखिम में पड़ने वाले व्यक्ति या वस्तु के पहले to या for आता है।

  • Smoking is dangerous to health.
  • The ghat is dangerous for children.

it is dangerous to do sth

Use it with to-infinitive to warn about an action.

किसी कार्य की चेतावनी देने के लिए it और to-infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।

  • It is dangerous to swim in the river during floods.

dangerously + adjective / verb

The adverb strengthens an adjective or shows a risky way of doing something.

Adverb किसी adjective को प्रबल करता है या जोखिम भरे ढंग को दर्शाता है।

  • The bridge is dangerously old.
  • He drove dangerously.

danger / endanger / endangered

Danger is the noun, endanger is the verb, and endangered describes species at risk of dying out.

Danger noun है, endanger verb है, और endangered उन प्रजातियों का वर्णन करता है जिनके लुप्त होने का खतरा है।

  • Reckless driving endangers lives.
  • The tiger is an endangered species.

in danger / out of danger / danger of

In danger means at risk; out of danger means safe now; danger of takes an -ing form or a noun.

'In danger' का अर्थ खतरे में; 'out of danger' का अर्थ अब सुरक्षित; 'danger of' के बाद -ing रूप या noun आता है।

  • The patient is now out of danger.
  • There is a danger of landslides.
+Collocations 4

dangerous + noun

drugdrivinganimalcriminalroad

  • Dangerous driving cost him his licence.

adverb + dangerous

highlypotentiallyextremelyincreasinglyseriously

  • Chemical waste is potentially dangerous.

verb + dangerous

becomeproveconsiderlookremain

  • The river became dangerous after heavy rain.

dangerous + noun (situations)

situationbendlevelgameprecedentweapon

  • The river has reached a dangerous level.
“More examples 5
  • It is dangerous to cross the railway line.

रेल की पटरी पार करना खतरनाक है।

  • The tiger is a dangerous animal.

बाघ एक खतरनाक जानवर है।

  • Radhika felt that the path was too dangerous.

राधिका को लगा कि रास्ता बहुत खतरनाक है।

  • A little knowledge can be dangerous.

अधूरा ज्ञान खतरनाक हो सकता है।

  • The dangerous bend has caused many accidents.

खतरनाक मोड़ पर कई दुर्घटनाएँ हो चुकी हैं।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ It is dangerous for health.

✓ It is dangerous to health.

Hindi 'sehat ke liye' leads to for, but the fixed collocation is dangerous to health.

हिंदी के 'सेहत के लिए' से 'for' लग जाता है, परंतु स्थिर प्रयोग 'dangerous to health' है।

✗ He drove dangerous.

✓ He drove dangerously.

The word telling how he drove describes the verb, so the adverb dangerously must be used.

जो शब्द बताता है कि उसने कैसे गाड़ी चलाई, वह verb का वर्णन करता है, इसलिए adverb 'dangerously' का प्रयोग होना चाहिए।

✗ It is a dangerous of fire.

✓ It is a danger of fire.

After a, a noun is needed, and the noun form of dangerous is danger.

'A' के बाद noun चाहिए, और 'dangerous' का noun रूप 'danger' है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Dangerous, risky and hazardous differ in sense.

Dangerous, risky और hazardous अर्थ में भिन्न हैं।

dangerous

Likely to cause harm.

हानि पहुँचाने की संभावना वाला।

  • A dangerous dog barked.

risky

Involving a chance of loss or failure.

हानि या असफलता की संभावना वाला।

  • Quitting a job without another is risky.

hazardous

Formal; used for harmful materials or work.

औपचारिक; हानिकारक सामग्री या कार्य के लिए।

  • Hazardous waste needs special disposal.
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