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endangered

/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/US/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/

endangered adjective: in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct). Also the simple past and past participle of endanger.

Adjective

endangered (comparative more endangered, superlative most endangered)

  1. in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
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Also used as

endangered is also the simple past and past participle of endanger.

endangered meaning in Telugu and Indonesian

endangered in Telugu

in danger, at risk
ముప్పు పొంచి ఉన్న muppu poñci unna, ప్రమాదంలో ఉన్న pramādaṁlō unna, అంతరిస్తున్న antaristunna, అంతరించిపోతున్న antariñcipōtunna

endangered in Indonesian

in danger, at risk
terancam punah, genting

Examples of endangered in a sentence

  • Welsh is merely a vulnerable language, but Irish and Scottish Gaelic are definitely endangered.
  • The federal government has added five more birds to the endangered species list.
  • Sarah is so obsessed with endangered species! She's a real environut.

All 40 example sentences with endangered

Forms of endangered

comparativemore endangered
superlativemost endangered

Words formed from endangered

Questions about endangered

What does endangered mean?
Endangered means in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct).
What is endangered in Telugu?
Endangered in Telugu is ముప్పు పొంచి ఉన్న (muppu poñci unna), ప్రమాదంలో ఉన్న (pramādaṁlō unna), అంతరిస్తున్న (antaristunna). See Endangered meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is endangered?
Endangered is an adjective.
How do you pronounce endangered?
Endangered is pronounced /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/ (UK).

Words near endangered in the dictionary

  1. endamoebae
  2. endamoebas
  3. endamoebic
  4. endanger
  5. endangerable
  6. endangered
  7. endangered species
  8. endangeredness
  9. endangerer
  10. endangerers
  11. endangerest

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