risk
To incur risk ofTo incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).
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» I don't want to take risks.
Ich will keine Risiken eingehen. — kolonjano
Я не хочу рисковать. — JeNNeR
Я не хочу ризикувати. — shanghainese
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To incur risk of (an unwanted or negative outcome).
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
(transitive)To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing.
riskieren, riskieren, riskieren
рискова́тьriskovátʹ
(transitive)To incur risk as a result of (doing something).
Examples
1175 sentencesI don't want to take risks.
Я не хочу ризикувати. — shanghainese
ruЯ не хочу рисковать. — JeNNeR
deIch will keine Risiken eingehen. — kolonjano
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
We're prepared to take that risk.
Ми готові піти на це ризик. — deniko
ruМы готовы пойти на этот риск. — marafon
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
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 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
risks, risking, risked, riskedSynonyms
11 synonyms- expose to a chance of loss or damage:put on the linelay on the line
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome:gamblechancehazardtake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary 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.