Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).

    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

  2. (transitive)To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.

    riskieren, riskieren, riskieren

    рискова́тьriskovátʹ

  3. (transitive)To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

Examples

1175 sentences
  1. I don't want to take risks.

    Я не хочу ризикувати. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не хочу рисковать. — JeNNeR

    deIch will keine Risiken eingehen. — kolonjano

  2. Is it really worth the risk?

    Заради цього насправді варто ризикувати? — deniko

    ruРади этого правда стоит рисковать? — marafon

    deIst es das Risiko wirklich wert? — wolfgangth

  3. We're prepared to take that risk.

    Ми готові піти на це ризик. — deniko

    ruМы готовы пойти на этот риск. — marafon

  4. I'm well aware of the risks.

    Я прекрасно усвідомлюю ризики. — deniko

    ruЯ прекрасно осознаю риски. — marafon

    deIch bin mir der Risiken wohl bewußt. — Waldelfe

  5. Tom is taking a big risk.

    Том іде на великий ризик. — deniko

    ruТом очень рискует. — marafon

    deTom geht ein hohes Risiko ein. — Melang

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to incur risk by something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to incur risk to something:

Forms

risks, risking, risked, risked
Base formrisk · to risk
3rd person singularrisks
Present participlerisking
Past simplerisked
Past participlerisked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrisk
he, she, itrisks

Past simpleLesson

all personsrisked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave risked
he, she, ithas risked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill risk

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take that risk
  • worth the risk
  • a big risk
  • want to risk
  • the risk of
  • big risk
  • take the risk
  • risked his life
  • of the risks
  • knew the risks
  • unnecessary risks
  • kind of risk

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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