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# dangerous

adjective (dangerous, more dangerous, most dangerous)

«dangerous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able or likely to hurt or harm someone: "a dangerous road". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#m1)
2. Full of risk: "a dangerous game". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x1)
- Some snakes are dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x2)
- Bleach is dangerous if you swallow it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x3)
- Deep water can be dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x4)
- Climbing on the roof is too dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x5)
- Never touch a dangerous chemical. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x6)
- The storm made the sea dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x7)
- Plugs and water together are dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/#x8)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dangerous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dangerous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dangerous.html) on Mova free.