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# peril

noun (a peril, perils; also uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. Great danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#m1)
2. Something that is dangerous, a risk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories characters are «in peril» or face «perils»; Mole is in peril in the Wild Wood in the snow. In safety: «at your peril» means at your own risk, so be careful. Phrases: «in peril», «at your peril», «the perils of».

### Examples

- The ship was in peril in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x1)
- Mole was in great peril in the Wild Wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x2)
- Ignore the lifeguard's warning at your peril. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x3)
- The book warns of the perils of the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x4)
- The firefighters saved the family from peril. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x5)
- Toad learned the perils of fast cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x6)
- But the task is a very difficult one, and full of peril, Jack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: perilous. Plural: perils. Formal; everyday word: danger.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Lamentations shows the hunger and danger of the people after Jerusalem fell. The tradition reads it as a sad account of exile. In the primary lessons: In stories characters are «in peril» or face «perils»; Mole is in peril in the Wild Wood in the snow. In safety: «at your peril» means at your own risk, so be careful. Phrases: «in peril», «at your peril», «the perils of».

### Examples

- We get our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. (Writings LAM.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peril/#x1)

### Note

Adjective: perilous. Plural: perils. Formal; everyday word: danger.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peril» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peril» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peril.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «peril» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/peril/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peril» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/peril.html) on Mova free.