jeopardize
verb (used with object)
to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil.
have been jeopardizing
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present perfect progressiveof jeopardize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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To have remained where we were would have been jeopardizing our health, if not our lives.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Thomas Gaskell Allen
