jeopardy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛpərdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛpɚdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jepər dē)

Inflections of 'jeopardy' (n): npl: jeopardies

Collocations for "jeopardy"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "jeopardy" in context.

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jeopardy

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [legal, professional, economic, financial] jeopardy
  2. put the [company, employee] in [legal] jeopardy
  3. is in serious jeopardy
  4. put his [family, business, job, life] in jeopardy
  5. her [family] could be in jeopardy if she
  6. his [family] is in serious jeopardy
  7. [was, were] placed in serious jeopardy
  8. is in jeopardy of [losing, ruining, missing, becoming]
  9. thought his life [was, could have been] in jeopardy
  10. the [passengers, climbers, mountaineers] are in jeopardy
  11. the whole [process, plan, tournament] is in jeopardy
  12. in jeopardy due to [comments, allegations, findings]
  13. the jeopardy that [teachers, miners, leaders] face
  14. is (not) under immediate jeopardy
  15. is under double jeopardy
  16. prohibits double jeopardy
n as adj
  1. jeopardy [claims, provisions, causes, grounds]
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