risk

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Noun

Singular risk

Plural risks

1. A risk is something bad that could possibly happen.

   There are many risks associated with the stock market.

2. A risk is the chance of something bad happening.

   The risk of us failing is too great.

Verb

Plain form risk

Third-person singular risks

Past tense risked

Past participle risked

Present participle risking

1. To risk something means to take a chance with something.

   She risked hypothermia by swimming the English Channel.

Related words

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