to risk
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3.0
- verb
- /rɪsk/
- You either have to move or risk losing your life in some cases.
- risk losing
- risk one's job
- risk one's life
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Watch on YouTubeEveryone needs to take more risks or risks being left behind.
- Everyone needs to take more risks or risks being left behind.
- You either have to move or risk losing your life in some cases.
- If the voices of intolerance prevail, the world risks entering a dark era.
- We have to move with that change or we will risk being swept away by it.
- To do it anyway differently would mean risking capsizing the whole thing.
- Why should I take the risk and risk my next step in?
- My capacity to risk increase so much.
- Yes, but it maybe it's more dangerous to risk to risk success.
Examples
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And if you're not willing to risk it, I want you to walk away.
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-Don't feel pressure to do anything that could risk your future.
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It's too dangerous to risk waiting for an answer.
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We have to move with that change or we will risk being swept away by it.
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I can't risk an environmental disaster.
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If you don't cooperate, you risk jail or losing your job.
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Tension is not good for my baby, and I won't risk anything when it comes to my child.
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If the voices of intolerance prevail, the world risks entering a dark era.
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Such a policy of total military self-reliance would risk stirring up latent military tensions with its neighbors.
Academic text (1990) -
You could risk your health if you continue to smoke without taking breaks.
Synonyms
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3.8
Do something risky hoping to do well
326
3.2
Do things that might be dangerous to get something important
160
3.7
To put someone or something in danger of harm
156
6.3
Put someone or something in danger of harm
136
3.3
To do something risky hoping for a good result
121
5.8
To go somewhere or do something that is risky
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4.0
To take a risk hoping for a good result
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6.4
Risk something important, like money, life, or reputation
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8.0
To risk losing something important, like your job or your reputation
6
3.0
To do something that might lead to harm or loss
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5.1
To risk something important to try to gain something
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.2
The chance of coming into contact with something harmful like a disease or chemical
- Specialized
1
9.9
Buying the target's shares and selling the buyer's shares to profit if a takeover succeeds, but risky if it fails
- Specialized
1
5.8
The chance that cancer cells spread from their original place to other parts of the body
How Risky
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word risk comes from the same old Italian root rischio, which held the idea of 'daring' or 'taking a chance'. So, to risk something is to 'dare' to do it even though it might cause harm or loss.